
POETRY OF FLOWERS. 























! List, beloved ! what it sayeth; 
List each blossom’s whispered sound ! 
As its lowly head it layeth 
On the dew-sprinkled ground. 
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alate VA Bethink !| each dew-drop is a tear, 
| : That brims its dark blue eyes ; Q 
{hi Remember—when you wander near-— 
‘Forget me not!’ it sighs ! 
THE’ MULBERRY TREE. | 
THe Mulberry tree, the Mulberry tree! 
. No child of the woods so wise as she; 
) For the spring may come, and the spring may go, 
| And her hastier mates in beauty glow, 
Yet still she waits her fitting time, 
‘Till summer hath reached her sunny prime. 
Prudent, patient Mulberry-tree ! 
What child of the woods so wise as she ! | 

But when chill spring hath passed away, 
| She quickly buddeth without delay, : 
ai . Soon decketh herself in her-summer charms, 
Ra) i And flingeth her dress o’er her naked arms; . 
And her ample leaf unfolds at last, 
Wi And her purple fruit doth ripen fast. 
| Active, ardent Mulberry tree ! 
No child of the woods.so wise as she. 




