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”.

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