 | Poems of Henry Timrod with memoir and portrait |  |
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A BOUQUET
Take first a Cowslip, then an Asphodel,A bridal Rose, some snowy Orange flowers;
A Lily next, and by its spotless bell
Place the bright Iris, darling of the showers;
Set gold Nasturtiums, Elder blooms between,
And Heart's-ease to the Orchis marry sweetly;
Then with red Pinks, and slips of Evergreen,
You will possess—all folded up discreetly—
In one bouquet, that none but you may know,
The name I love beyond all names below.
| Poems of Henry Timrod with memoir and portrait | |