A LITTLE way below her chin, Caught in her bosom's snowy hem, Some buttercups are fastened in, -- Ah, how I envy them! They do not miss their meadow place, Nor are they conscious that their skies Are not the heavens, but her face, Her hair, and mild blue eyes. There, in the downy meshes pinned, Such sweet illusions haunt their rest; They think her breath the fragrant wind, And tremble on her breast; As if, close to her heart, they heard A captive secret slip its cell, And with desire were sudden stirred To find a voice and tell! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE FLOWER OF BEAUTY by GEORGE DARLEY TO GIOVANNI DA PISTOIA ON THE PAINTING OF THE SISTINE CHAPEL, 1509 by MICHELANGELO BUONARROTI POEM FOR PICTURE: TO A DRAWING OF A HORSE BY GEORGIO DI CHIRICO by FRANK ANKENBRAND JR. TO MRS. MARISSAL by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD S. JAMES BP. OF JERUSALEM by JOSEPH BEAUMONT |