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Show VIOLETS. a . The woofiblrd calls, the shadows fioe, "j The sun comes golden from the seat .,.1- I Across the meadow as I stray J ' For you 1 take the fern fringed way, 1 To gather violets wet with dew j Which only bloom, my love, for yon ' For you, my love, alone for you! The grasses bend, the dcwdrops shine. The hawthorn's breath is 6weet as vine; ' The soft wind steals wuh presence 6weet '' To fling white petals at my feet And lift the leaves from violets blue, ' Hidden to wait, my love, for you For you, my love, alone for you I Blue as your eyes, which hearts beguile. Their faint perfume sweet as your 6mlle, I gather them, with fervent prayer That they my passtou may decl; Their petals pale, tear stained with dew. May tell how I live but for you ! For you, my love, alone for you! ; Donahoe's Magazine. - |