Poems (Bass)/Flora
FLORA.
In a dainty robe of greenComes the nodding daffadillyAnd the stately Easter lily;In the meadows cowslips shimmer,Crocuses with dewdrops glimmer;April's smile and May's soft splendorLinger o'er us gentle, tender;Fair forget-me-nots conveneIn the most delightful places;Mount and vale are wrapped in glory,Greylock doffs his tippet hoary,And Wachusett stands new crownedThanks to Flora, queen of graces;Laurel draped and daisy gowned.