Poem by Henry Timrod

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.

1. Hymn Sung at the Consecration of Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, S.C.
2. If I Have Graced No Single Song of Mine
3. Carmen Triumphale
4. Sonnets. 1. Poet! If on a Lasting Fame Be Bent
5. Sonnets. 6. I Scarcely Grieve, O Nature! at the Lot

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