(FILLED WITH THE WORKS OF ART OF THREE SISTERS FOR THEIR MOTHER.) AS on a lake the water-flow'rs arise, Nurs'd by its bosom to the forms they wear, And floating o'er it, paint it with their dyes, And shed a tribute of their perfume there; So, mother, by thy cares all gently brought From the dark nothingness of infancy, And in our folded youth, inspired by thee To shine in talent, or expand in thought, We offer to thee, like the thankful flow'rs, An image of the minds that by thee live; And in the incense of their open'd pow'rs, Return a tribute back of that which thou didst give. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE VOICE OF THE ANCIENT BARD, FR. SONGS OF EXPERIENCE by WILLIAM BLAKE STANZAS WRITTEN ON THE ROAD BETWEEN FLORENCE AND PISA by GEORGE GORDON BYRON GOOD-BYE by RALPH WALDO EMERSON RAIN ON THE ROOF (1) by COATES KINNEY FRINGED GENTIANS by AMY LOWELL AMORETTI: 30 by EDMUND SPENSER |