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her feet, And she watcht the dark stream 'neath the willows glide In its voiceless and stately retreat. 'Twas a solemn tide-- Deep, dark, and wide, And fringed with a sedgy fray: In the morning--at night-- Through darkness and light, It floated--floated away. The maid was light-hearted, with features as fair As the sunbeams that played o'er her face, And her bosom was garnisht with flowerets rare That gave to it many a grace: And she playfully sung, As she plucked and flung Each blossom as bright as the day From her breast to the stream That like a drear dream Went floating--floating away. The sun in its brightness illumined the sky; The lark loudly carolled aloft; The breezes swept onward with many a sigh, And kissed with caresses soft. Still, still the fair maid By the dark river strayed, And flung forth in thoughtless play Each bud from her breast In wilful unrest, And laught as it floated away. Up the tall pine trees clomb the shadows of eve To welcome the coming night; And the recreant bird in the twilight was heard Wending nest-ward in plaintive plight; When, too long delay'd, In haste rose the maid Heart-tired of her flirting play. And she saw the last gleam Of her flow'rs down the stream Floating--floating away. The blossoms so chaste that had made her more fair With their sweetness, their perfume, and light, Were gone--and her bosom, now cheerless and bare, Grew cold in the dewy night. Thus they who, in youth, Mistake flirting for truth, And fritter their love but in play, Will behold, like the maid, All their brightest charms fade, And floating for ever away. A FLORAL FABLE. A sweet geranium once, in pride of place 'Mongst rare exotics in a Palace lived; With watchful care from tender hands it thrived, Standing in lofty sphere with odorous grace. The smiling Sun, each morning making call, Such tender looks and such sweet kisses gave, That in a little time, true as I live, He to the tender flow'r was all in all. But true love's course, 'tis said, ne'er smooth did run: The pretty flower was sent, now here, now there, Until at length she found more humble sphere, Far, far
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