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It is the flower
That distils the pure heart of a plant,
Be it jasmine or the rose,
Be it a creeper or a tree,
Only their flowers with honey brim.
That outdoes their fruits in sweetness'
Of ambrosial nectar divine
While our earth teems with diverse fruits
Some bite bitter the tongue in taste
But their flowers spill their essence sweet
Untouched by their bittering crown.
The flower it is that draws our eyes
In tinted cadence of romance,
Its softness is heaven to our touch
While its wafting breath of fragrance
Inhales to a thrill of fainting bliss.
And its pure honey steeps our tongue
In fine flavour of nectarine trance
And does not fail our fifth delight
To melodise to a soulful sense.
By luring the tuneful buzzers
Humming and quaffing in her heart.
So does a spring of purest love
The gracious core of a human flower
Ever sprout in measureless sweetness.
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