Feb. 15, 2026

"Green" by D. H. Lawrence

"Green" by D. H. Lawrence
"Green" by D. H. Lawrence
The Concise Verse
"Green" by D. H. Lawrence

The dawn was apple-green,
The sky was green wine held up in the sun,
The moon was a golden petal between.

She opened her eyes, and green
They shone, clear like flowers undone,
For the first time, now for the first time seen.

0:01 "Green" by D. H. Lawrence. The dawn was apple-green, The sky was green wine held up in the sun, The moon was a golden petal between. She opened her eyes, and green They shone, clear like flowers undone, For the first time, now for the first time seen. "Green" by D. H. Lawrence.

Related to this Episode

The Dawn of Perception: D.H. Lawrence’s "Green"

Published in 1917 as part of his collection Look! We Have Come Through!, "Green" captures D.H. Lawrence at his most lyrically vibrant. As a titan of 20th-century literature known for his exploration of human emotion and vitality, Lawrence uses this …