Standing by the bridegroom's side, With a sweet and modest pride, See the fair and blushing bride. In her curly hazel hair, And on her bosom, does she wear Snowy blossoms sweet and fair. Oh, so wondrous pure and white, Soft and lovely as the light Of a summer morning bright! Lovely blossoms, yet not gay, Oh, what is their meaning, say? Emblems sweet, of what, are they? Why does blushing bride to-night In the gentle, soft lamp-light, Wear those pretty blossoms white? Snow-white bridal blossoms, you Have a meaning sure and true, Which till now I never knew. Are you not the emblem of Pure and sweet and perfect love, Likened unto that above? Lovely bride, as pure and fair As those blossoms which you wear In your curly hazel hair. As the days and years go by Still I pray, oh, still defy All that taints thy purity. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE WIZARD IN WORDS by MARIANNE MOORE THE RUSSIAN ARMY GOES INTO BAKU by ALICIA SUSKIN OSTRIKER HOMAGE TO SEXTUS PROPERTIUS: 2 by EZRA POUND NEW LOVE AND OLD by SARA TEASDALE THE WILLING MISTRESS by APHRA BEHN A PORTRAIT by ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING ELEGY: 16. ON HIS MISTRESS by JOHN DONNE |