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VILLANELLE OF VIOLETS, by                    
First Line: My flower shall be the violet
Last Line: I make my choice with no regret.
Subject(s): Flowers; Violets


My flower shall be the violet;
Though other blooms are sweet and fair,
I make my choice with no regret.

At twilight, when the sun is set,
And myriad perfumes fill the air,
My flower shall be the violet.

While Night-Wind plays his clarinet
For dew-drenched blossoms, everywhere,
I make my choice with no regret.

I love the crimson rose, and yet
It cannot with my choice compare...
My flower shall be the violet.

Old fashioned, like the minuet,
It holds a subtle charm, yet rare;
I make my choice with no regret.

Some day when worries cease to fret
And gardens lure me...from all care,
My flower shall be the violet,
I make my choice with no regret.





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