Can anyone explain the meaning of this poem?

Once in a golden hour


I cast to earth a seed.


Up there came a flower,


The people said, a weed.





To and fro they went


Thro' my garden bower,


And muttering discontent


Cursed me and my flower.





Then it grew so tall


It wore a crown of light,


But thieves from o'er the wall


Stole the seed by night.





Sow'd it far and wide


By every town and tower,


Till all the people cried,


"Splendid is the flower!"





Read my little fable:


He that runs may read.


Most can raise the flowers now,


For all have got the seed.





And some are pretty enough,


And some are poor indeed;


And now again the people


Call it but a weed.





it's called "the flower" by Lord Tennyson Alfred if that's even his name. thxs

Can anyone explain the meaning of this poem?
Someone had a new idea, which others disparaged until it developed into something beautiful; then people stole it, popularized it, and cheapened it.
Reply:I think it's about how one person will start something, like a fad. At first some people look down upon it, then it becomes amongst everybody like the new "in" thing. After a while, this thing gets out of fashion and is once again a "weed."


It's just a guess.
Reply:Lord Alfred Tennyson is the poet's name, and he was first a baron, then a poet laureate, and author of such famous poems as "The Charge of the Light Brigade" and "The Lady of Shallot"... and that's enough about him now.





Your poem, in my opinion, reflects what people thought of his poetry. His first attempts were met with quite a bit of criticism, and he didn't publish any more poetry until he had to, after losing a lot of money on a bad financial decision.





Example: His next publication came ten years after the first.





Then, suddenly, his poetry was accepted as great stuff and he got that laureate posititon and wrote poems until he died, some, as I said, becoming quite famous ("Splendid is the flower!"), others more obscure (..."And some are pretty enough,/and some are poor indeed;/ And now again the people/Call it but a weed.")





I would call this poem reflections on public reaction to his poetry, perhaps also as opposed to the private reactions of family, when that one closest to him was alive.





You can follow a Wiki link and go straight to the end (hit your 'end' key) of an entry about Tennyson and find a good link for a study guide, perhaps, under "External Links." They are often found there, and they are safe links, no bugs.


Luck--



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