[Poems by Osgood in] The poetry of flowers and Flowers of Poetry | ||
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PEACE.
OLIVE.
The sinner placed a verdant sprayWithin her dead child's hand,
And turned, in wordless grief, away—
A lost one—barred and banned!
In that fond act were prayer and vow—
Oh! be her guilt forgiven!
Her dovelet bears an olive-bough,
To make her peace with Heaven.
[Poems by Osgood in] The poetry of flowers and Flowers of Poetry | ||