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Celandine 白屈菜 Celandine Thinking of her had saddened me at first, Until I saw the sun on the celandines lie Redoubled, and she stood up like a flame, A living thing, not what before I nursed, The shadow I was growing to love almost, The phantom, not the creature with bright eye That I had thought never to see, once lost. She found the celandines of February Always before us all. Her nature and name Were like those flowers, and now immediately For a short swift eternity back she came, Beautiful, happy, simply as when she wore Her brightest bloom among the winter hues Of all the world; and I was happy too, Seeing the blossoms and the maiden who Had seen them with me Februarys before, Bending to them as in and out she trod And laughed, with locks sweeping the mossy sod. But this was a dream; the flowers were not true, Until I stooped to pluck from the grass there One of five petals and I smelt the juice Which made me sigh, remembering she was no more, Gone like a never perfectly recalled air.  CHARLIE IS MY ANGEL |
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HD I enjoy your collection of poems singing of these not-quite-common sought-after flowers and plants. It's a pleasure to read and feel dear to nature. Can you post a pic of celandine? There's some seemingly familiar metaphors borrowed fm Wordsworth's "Lucy" ??(I should get confirmation fm my literature friend who introduced it to me.) , and even the ending.
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