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23
THE IDLE FLOWERS
I have sown upon the fields
Eyebright and Pimpernel,
And Pansy and Poppy-seed
Ripen'd and scatter'd well,
Eyebright and Pimpernel,
And Pansy and Poppy-seed
Ripen'd and scatter'd well,
And silver Lady-smock
The meads with light to fill,
Cowslip and Buttercup,
Daisy and Daffodil;
The meads with light to fill,
Cowslip and Buttercup,
Daisy and Daffodil;
King-cup and Fleur-de-lys
Upon the marsh to meet
With Comfrey, Watermint,
Loose-strife and Meadowsweet;
Upon the marsh to meet
With Comfrey, Watermint,
Loose-strife and Meadowsweet;
And all along the stream
My care hath not forgot
Crowfoot's white galaxy
And love's Forget-me-not:
My care hath not forgot
Crowfoot's white galaxy
And love's Forget-me-not:
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And where high grasses wave
Shall great Moon-daisies blink,
With Rattle and Sorrel sharp
And Robin's ragged pink.
Shall great Moon-daisies blink,
With Rattle and Sorrel sharp
And Robin's ragged pink.
Thick on the woodland floor
Gay company shall be,
Primrose and Hyacinth
And frail Anemone,
Gay company shall be,
Primrose and Hyacinth
And frail Anemone,
Perennial Strawberry-bloom,
Woodsorrel's pencilled veil,
Dishevel'd Willow-weed
And Orchis purple and pale,
Woodsorrel's pencilled veil,
Dishevel'd Willow-weed
And Orchis purple and pale,
Bugle, that blushes blue,
And Woodruff's snowy gem,
Proud Foxglove's finger-bells
And Spurge with milky stem.
And Woodruff's snowy gem,
Proud Foxglove's finger-bells
And Spurge with milky stem.
High on the downs so bare,
Where thou dost love to climb,
Pink Thrift and Milkwort are,
Lotus and scented Thyme;
Where thou dost love to climb,
Pink Thrift and Milkwort are,
Lotus and scented Thyme;
And in the shady lanes
Bold Arum's hood of green,
Herb Robert, Violet,
Starwort and Celandine;
Bold Arum's hood of green,
Herb Robert, Violet,
Starwort and Celandine;
And by the dusty road
Bedstraw and Mullein tall,
With red Valerian
And Toadflax on the wall,
Bedstraw and Mullein tall,
With red Valerian
And Toadflax on the wall,
Yarrow and Chicory,
That hath for hue no like,
Silene and Mallow mild
And Agrimony's spike,
That hath for hue no like,
Silene and Mallow mild
And Agrimony's spike,
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Blue-eyed Veronicas
And grey-faced Scabious
And downy Silverweed
And striped Convolvulus:
And grey-faced Scabious
And downy Silverweed
And striped Convolvulus:
Harebell shall haunt the banks,
And thro' the hedgerow peer
Withwind and Snapdragon
And Nightshade's flower of fear.
And thro' the hedgerow peer
Withwind and Snapdragon
And Nightshade's flower of fear.
And where men never sow,
Have I my Thistles set,
Ragwort and stiff Wormwood
And straggling Mignonette,
Have I my Thistles set,
Ragwort and stiff Wormwood
And straggling Mignonette,
Bugloss and Burdock rank
And prickly Teasel high,
With Umbels yellow and white,
That come to kexes dry.
And prickly Teasel high,
With Umbels yellow and white,
That come to kexes dry.
Pale Chlora shalt thou find,
Sun-loving Centaury,
Cranesbill and Sinjunwort,
Cinquefoil and Betony:
Sun-loving Centaury,
Cranesbill and Sinjunwort,
Cinquefoil and Betony:
Shock-headed Dandelion,
That drank the fire of the sun:
Hawkweed and Marigold,
Cornflower and Campion.
That drank the fire of the sun:
Hawkweed and Marigold,
Cornflower and Campion.
Let Oak and Ash grow strong,
Let Beech her branches spread;
Let Grass and Barley throng
And waving Wheat for bread;
Let Beech her branches spread;
Let Grass and Barley throng
And waving Wheat for bread;
Be share and sickle bright
To labour at all hours;
For thee and thy delight
I have made the idle flowers.
To labour at all hours;
For thee and thy delight
I have made the idle flowers.
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But now 'tis Winter, child,
And bitter northwinds blow,
The ways are wet and wild,
The land is laid in snow.
And bitter northwinds blow,
The ways are wet and wild,
The land is laid in snow.
Poetical Works of Robert Bridges excluding the eight dramas | ||