| William Stanley Braithwaite, ed. (1878–1962). Anthology of Magazine Verse for 1920. 1920. |
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| Flowers |
| | | Florence Taber Holt |
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| NOT all flowers have souls, | |
| But roses, for they are memories of lovers, | |
| And lilies, their prayers, | |
| Azaleas; who give themselves to the winds, | |
| And irises, beloved of Pindar, | 5 |
| And the pale œnothera, | |
| Incandescent in the twilight, | |
| And many sweet and simple flowers— | |
| Snowdrops and violets, | |
| White and delicately veined— | 10 |
| And all shadowy wind-flowers. | |
| But not tree blossoms, | |
| Which are the breath of Spring, | |
| Nor poppies, splendid and secret, | |
| And sprung from drops of Persian blood, | 15 |
| Nor water-lilies, who have but their dreams, | |
| And float, little worlds of scent and color, | |
Wrapt in their golden atmosphere.
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