AH! lovely faded plant, the blight I mourn, That withered all thy blossoms fair and gay; I saw thee blushing to the genial May, And now thy leaves are drooping and forlorn. I marked thy early beauty with a smile, And saw with pride the crimson buds expand; They opened to the sunbeam for a while, By all the flattering gales of summer fanned. Ah! faded plant, I raise thy languid head, And moisten every leaf with balmy dew; But now thy rich luxuriant bloom is fled, Thy foliage wears a pale autumnal hue; Too soon thy glowing colours have decayed, Like thee the flowers of pleasure smile and fade. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...METRICAL FEET by SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE FLORENCE VANE by PHILIP PENDLETON COOKE IN THE SHADOWS: MY EPITAPH by DAVID GRAY (1838-1861) PERIMEDES, THE BLACKSMITH: PHILLIS AND CORIDON by ROBERT GREENE UNDER THE OAK by DAVID HERBERT LAWRENCE WALLS by WILLIAM HERVEY ALLEN JR. |