Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE BROKEN FLOWER, by FELICIA DOROTHEA HEMANS


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First Line: Oh! Wear it on thy heart, my love!
Last Line: Cherished, alas! Too late!
Alternate Author Name(s): Browne, Felicia Dorothea
Subject(s): Flowers


OH! wear it on thy heart, my love!
Still, still a little while!
Sweetness is lingering in its leaves,
Though faded be their smile.
Yet, for the sake of what hath been,
Oh, cast it not away!
'Twas born to grace a summer scene,
A long, bright, golden day,
My love!
A long, bright, golden day.

A little while around thee, love!
Its fragrance yet shall cling,
Telling, that on thy heart hath lain
A fair, though faded thing.
But not even that warm heart hath power
To win it back from fate, --
Oh! I am like thy broken flower,
Cherished too late, too late,
My love!
Cherished, alas! too late!





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