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Literary
June 8, 1850
Republican Herald
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
What is this article about?
A lyrical poem personifying flowers as Flora's joyful children, depicting their playful blooming across landscapes from valleys to mountains, and their beloved status in nature and to humanity.
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OCR Quality
95%
Excellent
Full Text
Poetry.
FLOWERS.
By calm lee swain.
Flowers! sweet Flora's children!
Now ye sport and spring,
Smiling between bank and brook,
Mossy marge and wooden nook,
Where the linnets sing;
Climbing hedge-row, bush and brier,
As your spirits ne'er would tire
Over land and lea;
Full of life, and full of mirth.
Ye alone can enjoy the earth,—
Happy children ye!
Flowers! sweet Flora's children!
How ye roam and race
Up the valley—up the hill—
With an ever-changing will,
Haunting every place;
Hanging half-way down the steep
Where not e'en the stag dare leap,
In your reckless glee:
Or, where snows eternal blanch,
Listening to the avalanche,—
Bold adventurers ye!
Flowers! sweet Flora's children!
How ye dance and twine
With the loveliest born of Spring,
Moving in an endless ring—
An exhaustless line
Sometimes shy and singly seen,
Like some nun in cloister green,
Offering incense free;
Sometimes over marsh and moor,
Resting by the cottage door,
Welcome comers ye!
Flowers! dear Flora's children!
How ye love to meet
Far away from human sound,
Making Nature's hallowed ground,
Even loneness sweet;
Where some fount 'mid mountain springs,
Singing falls, and falling sings
In melodious key;—
Blooming where no step is heard
Save the light foot of some bird ;—
Favored children ye!
Flowers! sweet Flora's children!
Loved by moon and stars;
Loved by little ramblers lone
Seated on some grassy stone,
Many a footstep far!
Loved by all that God hath made,
All that ever watched and prayed :
For ye seem to me
In your bright and boundless span,
Silent speakers unto man,
Of the world to be!
FLOWERS.
By calm lee swain.
Flowers! sweet Flora's children!
Now ye sport and spring,
Smiling between bank and brook,
Mossy marge and wooden nook,
Where the linnets sing;
Climbing hedge-row, bush and brier,
As your spirits ne'er would tire
Over land and lea;
Full of life, and full of mirth.
Ye alone can enjoy the earth,—
Happy children ye!
Flowers! sweet Flora's children!
How ye roam and race
Up the valley—up the hill—
With an ever-changing will,
Haunting every place;
Hanging half-way down the steep
Where not e'en the stag dare leap,
In your reckless glee:
Or, where snows eternal blanch,
Listening to the avalanche,—
Bold adventurers ye!
Flowers! sweet Flora's children!
How ye dance and twine
With the loveliest born of Spring,
Moving in an endless ring—
An exhaustless line
Sometimes shy and singly seen,
Like some nun in cloister green,
Offering incense free;
Sometimes over marsh and moor,
Resting by the cottage door,
Welcome comers ye!
Flowers! dear Flora's children!
How ye love to meet
Far away from human sound,
Making Nature's hallowed ground,
Even loneness sweet;
Where some fount 'mid mountain springs,
Singing falls, and falling sings
In melodious key;—
Blooming where no step is heard
Save the light foot of some bird ;—
Favored children ye!
Flowers! sweet Flora's children!
Loved by moon and stars;
Loved by little ramblers lone
Seated on some grassy stone,
Many a footstep far!
Loved by all that God hath made,
All that ever watched and prayed :
For ye seem to me
In your bright and boundless span,
Silent speakers unto man,
Of the world to be!
What sub-type of article is it?
Poem
What themes does it cover?
Nature
What keywords are associated?
Flowers
Flora
Nature
Spring
Joy
Adventure
Solitude
Divine Creation
What entities or persons were involved?
By Calm Lee Swain.
Literary Details
Title
Flowers
Author
By Calm Lee Swain.
Key Lines
Flowers! Sweet Flora's Children!
Now Ye Sport And Spring,
Smiling Between Bank And Brook,
Mossy Marge And Wooden Nook,
Where The Linnets Sing;