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APRIL ORANGE BLOSSOMS, by                    
First Line: Enthroned upon the leafy bough
Last Line: To house the blossom in a hive.
Subject(s): Oranges


Enthroned upon the leafy bough
Old April's orange blossoms now,
By some affectionate device,
Convey a sense of paradise.

These clustered orange blossoms grow
As white as woodland's winter snow
They cast their fragrance to the sky,
Believing that it will not die.

Perhaps perfume will not exist
Among the clouds, but though dismissed,
I know it shall forever be
A craving that is part of me.

We cannot keep them either one,
When month and blossom both are done;
But bees are clever, they will strive
To house the blossom in a hive.





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