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FOETRY OF FLOWERS. 135 
Not a word did Wilhelm utter ; and my lips in si- 
lence bound 
By that holy kiss he gave me, could not frame a 
single sound. 
‘Then he placed within my bosom, with a smile the 
rose of gold ; 
And my heart leaped up within me as I felt his 
dear arms fold 
Round me; anda wondrous lightness shot through 
all this drooping frame, 
Whileabove myshoulders budded two bright wings 
of amber flame. 
‘ In the air we rose together, I and Wilhelm, hand 
in hand ; 
Like two wandering doves we floated over sea and 
over land ; 
Higher—till the air grew clearer, and the earth be- 
neath grew dim, 
And afar we heard the angels chant our glorious 
nuptial hymn. 
“In each other’s arms we floated all the blessed 
stars among, 
Till I wakened with the music of the skylark’s ma- 
tin song. 
Sister ! tell me now what meaneth this most hap- 
py dream of mine 2?” 
Weeping, turned away her sister, for too well she 
knew the sign. 


