To Blossoms
Herrick
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W. Rossiter
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University of Victoria Digital Victorian Periodical Poetry
Victoria, BC, Canada
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Poem signed Herrick.
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The English Illustrated Magazine
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Fair pledges of a fruitful tree
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To Blossoms
Fair fledges of a fruitful tree,
Why do ye fall so fast ?
Your date is not so past,
But you may stay yet here awhile,
To blush and gently smile,
And go at last.
What, were ye born to be
An hour or half’s delight,
And so to bid good-night ?
Twas pity nature brought ye forth,
Merely to show your worth,
And lose you quite.
But you are lovely leaves, where we
May read how soon things have
Their end, though ne’er so brave ;
And after they have shown their pride
Like you awhile, they glide
Into the grave.
Herrick