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THE OFFERED FLOWER. |
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THE OFFERED FLOWER.
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Take the flower, and with itAll its meanings deep:
Fancies and emotions
In its petals sleep.
To thy heart I send it,
To evoke a spell,
Full of tender secrets
Which I may not tell.
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Take the flower—it carriesFeelings pure and new,
Hopes and aspirations,
And a love most true.
Not as flower, but symbol,
Is it offer'd thee,
Of a thought unspoken,
And a mystery.
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Take the flower—its messageChallenges reply;
Vows, as well as questions,
In its petals lie.
Send me back no questions;
But let looks alone
Tell me hope's fruition—
Thou wilt be mine own.
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