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12-JUL-2012

Sunny huckle

Fair flower, that dost so comely grow,
Hid in this silent, dull retreat,
Untouch'd thy honey'd blossoms blow,
Unseen thy little branches greet;
No roving foot shall crush thee here,
No busy hand provoke a tear.

By Nature's self in white array'd,
She bade thee shun the vlugar eye,
And planted here the guardian shade,
And sent soft waters murmuring by;
Thus quietly thy summer goes,
Thy days declining to repose.

Smit with those charms, that must decay,
I grieve to see your future doom,
They died-- nor were those flowers less gay,
The flowers that did in Eden bloom;
Unpitying frosts, and Autumn's power
Shall leave no vestige of this flower.

From morning suns and evening dews
At first thy little being came:
If nothing once, you nothing lose,
For when you die you are the same;
The space between, is but an hour,
The frail duration of a flower.

The Wild Honesuckle by Philip Morin Freneau


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Chris16-Jul-2012 20:49
Love it, I can smell it from here!
Guest 16-Jul-2012 05:45
Wonderful warmth and light Johnny. A beautiful image! V
Cindi Smith16-Jul-2012 04:05
We used to suck the nectar out of thse. Love the light!!!
Graeme15-Jul-2012 21:43
Gorgeous lighting and poem, Johnny.BV
Al Chesworth15-Jul-2012 18:44
Great shot and a superb bokeh.
J. Scott Coile14-Jul-2012 18:05
Sun... what's that ;-)
Ann...14-Jul-2012 09:34
Delightful!
Guest 13-Jul-2012 19:50
Love the warm lighting you have chosen for this study! :>)
Lieve Snellings13-Jul-2012 18:54
terrific detail ! V
Bill Miller13-Jul-2012 12:55
Indeed, lovely to suck the honey from these, as a boy. Occasionally now I am a bit older.
Sheila13-Jul-2012 08:45
Pretty light here, as well as fragrance.
Ali Majdfar13-Jul-2012 05:53
Stunning close-up! ~V
Brian McAllister13-Jul-2012 04:38
Such appealing colour here. Love the composition as well! V
s_barbour13-Jul-2012 01:47
Beautiful lighting Johnny!
lou_rozensteins13-Jul-2012 01:08
Great light ... well done.
joanteno12-Jul-2012 23:52
Very nice light ..
Guest 12-Jul-2012 22:34
So beautiful and so brief. Simply why?
Zak12-Jul-2012 21:46
Nice light!
Martin Lamoon12-Jul-2012 21:17
Superb in this light. V
Brian Samuel12-Jul-2012 21:14
Very Huckley in that Sun. Nice!
Phillip Normanton12-Jul-2012 21:11
It's very popular with those little buggas! :o)
Stephanie12-Jul-2012 21:00
That's an interesting flower! Love the lighting on it! :)
Mairéad12-Jul-2012 20:46
Wonderful light on these sweet flowers.
Chris Morton12-Jul-2012 20:37
and the rain is scent to make them stink more (and as Dr Johnson would have said: so you can smell)
McGarva12-Jul-2012 20:18
Nice light!
Jola Dziubinska12-Jul-2012 20:08
Beautiful presentation, excellent light. V.
Colin Storey12-Jul-2012 20:06
Lovely light in this superb image.
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