As the sweet blackberry's modest bloom, Fair flowering, greets the sight, Or strawberries, in their rich perfume, Fragrance and bloom unite: So this fair plant of tender youth In outward charms can vie, And from within the soul of truth, Soft beaming fills her eye. Pulse of my heart! dear source of care, Stolen sighs, and love-breathed vows! Sweeter than when through scented air Gay bloom the apple boughs! With thee no day can winter seem, Nor frost nor blast can chill; Thou the soft breeze, the cheering beam, That keeps it summer still. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...CONTRA MORTEM: THE LEAVES by HAYDEN CARRUTH CAESAR'S LOST TRANSPORT SHIPS by ROBERT FROST TO ATLANTA UNIVERSITY - ITS FOUNDERS AND TEACHERS by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON THE SPARROW HARK IN THE RAIN (ALEXANDER STEPHENS HEARS NEWS) by EDGAR LEE MASTERS |