SWEET PEA
Like butterflies that hover
The reddest rose-tree over,
Or rosy bee,
The rosiest rose's lover.
The reddest rose-tree over,
Or rosy bee,
The rosiest rose's lover.
Or like rose-leaves caught flying
In loveliest flight undying,
The sweet, sweet pea
Sets all the winds to sighing.
In loveliest flight undying,
The sweet, sweet pea
Sets all the winds to sighing.
Scarlet and rose together,
She takes the brilliant weather
Like humming-bird
That flaunts a scarlet feather.
She takes the brilliant weather
Like humming-bird
That flaunts a scarlet feather.
So strong, so fine, so airy,
Poised like a tiptoe fairy,
That careless word
Sets off, or foot unwary.
Poised like a tiptoe fairy,
That careless word
Sets off, or foot unwary.
Ready for flight, yet never
Her links with earth to sever,
So lingers she,
One foot on earth for ever.
Her links with earth to sever,
So lingers she,
One foot on earth for ever.
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