A FLOWER IN A LETTER.
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And cactuses, a queen might don,
If weary of her golden crown,
And still appear as royal!
If weary of her golden crown,
And still appear as royal!
Pansies for ladies all! I wis
That none who wear such brooches, miss
A jewel in the mirror:
And tulips, children love to stretch
Their fingers down, to feel in each
Its beauty's secret nearer.
That none who wear such brooches, miss
A jewel in the mirror:
And tulips, children love to stretch
Their fingers down, to feel in each
Its beauty's secret nearer.
Love's language may be talked with these!
To work out choicest sentences,
No blossoms can be meeter,—
And, such being used in Eastern bowers,
Young maids may wonder if the flowers
Or meanings be the sweeter.
To work out choicest sentences,
No blossoms can be meeter,—
And, such being used in Eastern bowers,
Young maids may wonder if the flowers
Or meanings be the sweeter.
And such being strewn before a bride,
Her little foot may turn aside,
Their longer bloom decreeing!
Unless some voice's whispered sound
Should make her gaze upon the ground
Too earnestly—for seeing.
Her little foot may turn aside,
Their longer bloom decreeing!
Unless some voice's whispered sound
Should make her gaze upon the ground
Too earnestly—for seeing.
And such being scattered on a grave,
Whoever mourneth there may have
A type that seemeth worthy
Of a fair body hid below,
Which bloomed on earth a time ago,
Then perished as the earthy.
Whoever mourneth there may have
A type that seemeth worthy
Of a fair body hid below,
Which bloomed on earth a time ago,
Then perished as the earthy.
And such being wreathed for worldly feast,
Across the brimming cup some guest
Their rainbow colours viewing,
May feel them,—with a silent start,—
The covenant, his childish heart
With nature, made,—renewing.
Across the brimming cup some guest
Their rainbow colours viewing,
May feel them,—with a silent start,—
The covenant, his childish heart
With nature, made,—renewing.
