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Poem
January 15, 1869
Abbeville Press
Abbeville, Abbeville County, South Carolina
What is this article about?
A lyrical poem titled 'Wayside Flower' addresses a delicate flower, questioning its purpose and beauty in a harsh world of grief, sin, winter storms, and inevitable decay, where it will wither unnoticed.
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Wayside Flower.
Oh! tell me blushing flower
Thy mission here!
Why breathe thy fragrant hour
On this dark sphere,
Where care-worn hearts alone
In grief for sin atone?
Dost thou not fear the night
Stern winter heaves
His frosty breath will try
Thy tender leaves!
The blush so sweetly laid
On thy fair cheek, will fade
Relentless storms will shake
Thy life's frail thread!
Portentous clouds will break
Above thy head!
Huge drops from sorrow's sky
Will lurk within thine eye!
Why raise thy soft bloom there
To pine away?
No eye to shed a tear
At thy decay.
No gentler spot could find
To tread thy tiny vine.
Oh! tell me blushing flower
Thy mission here!
Why breathe thy fragrant hour
On this dark sphere,
Where care-worn hearts alone
In grief for sin atone?
Dost thou not fear the night
Stern winter heaves
His frosty breath will try
Thy tender leaves!
The blush so sweetly laid
On thy fair cheek, will fade
Relentless storms will shake
Thy life's frail thread!
Portentous clouds will break
Above thy head!
Huge drops from sorrow's sky
Will lurk within thine eye!
Why raise thy soft bloom there
To pine away?
No eye to shed a tear
At thy decay.
No gentler spot could find
To tread thy tiny vine.
What sub-type of article is it?
Ode
What themes does it cover?
Nature Seasons
Death Mourning
What keywords are associated?
Wayside Flower
Blushing Flower
Winter Storms
Flower Decay
Grief Sin
Fragrant Bloom
Poem Details
Title
Wayside Flower.
Key Lines
Oh! Tell Me Blushing Flower
Thy Mission Here!
Where Care Worn Hearts Alone
In Grief For Sin Atone?
Relentless Storms Will Shake
Thy Life's Frail Thread!
No Eye To Shed A Tear
At Thy Decay.