May 22
The Violet (Taylor)
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The Violet, by Jane Taylor (1783-1824)
Down in a green and shady bed,
A modest violet grew,
Its stalk was bent, it hung its head,
As if to hide from view.
And yet it was a lovely flower,
Its colours bright and fair;
It might have graced a rosy bower,
Instead of hiding there,
Yet there it was content to bloom,
In modest tints arrayed;
And there diffused its sweet perfume,
Within the silent shade.
Then let me to the valley go,
This pretty flower to see;
That I may also learn to grow
In sweet humility.
NOTE
Jane Taylor also wrote the poem from which we derive the song “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star”.