Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, CORYDON TO PHYLLIDA WITH A BUNCH OF AUTUMN VIOLETS, by ANNIE MATHESON


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CORYDON TO PHYLLIDA WITH A BUNCH OF AUTUMN VIOLETS, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Could all the measure of my love be set
Last Line: And make their message what thou wilt. Farewell.
Subject(s): Flowers; Violets


COULD all the measure of my love be set
Within the compass of one tiny flower;
The yearning thoughts that chase thee hour by hour,
The trembling hope, sweet fear, and fond regret;—
Could I enfold within one violet
Love's deepest meaning and eternal power,
The dewy sunshine of love's inmost bower,
The charm which, having tasted, none forget;—
Or could a violet, breathing toward thee, tell
What to no other soul I would betray,
Fragrance like music then should find a spell
To utter what no human words could say.
Stoop down, dear love, these autumn violets smell,
And make their message what thou wilt. Farewell.





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