Crocus Purple and Orange
by Patricia Januszkiewicz
Title
Crocus Purple and Orange
Artist
Patricia Januszkiewicz
Medium
Photograph - Photo Art
Description
THE CROCUS
Harriet Beecher Stowe ....
Beneath the sunny autumn sky,
With gold leaves dropping round,
We sought, my little friend and I,
The consecrated ground,
Where, calm beneath the holy cross,
O'ershadowed by sweet skies,
Sleeps tranquilly that youthful form,
Those blue unclouded eyes.
Around the soft, green swelling mound
We scooped the earth away,
And buried deep the crocus-bulbs
Against a coming day.
"These roots are dry, and brown, and sere;
Why plant them here?" he said,
"To leave them, all the winter long,
So desolate and dead."
"Dear child, within each sere dead form
There sleeps a living flower,
And angel-like it shall arise
In spring's returning hour."
Ah, deeper down cold, dark, and chill
We buried our heart's flower,
But angel-like shall he arise
In spring's immortal hour.
In blue and yellow from its grave
Springs up the crocus fair,
And God shall raise those bright blue eyes,
Those sunny waves of hair.
Not for a fading summer's morn,
Not for a fleeting hour,
But for an endless age of bliss,
Shall rise our heart's dear flower ....
The Crocus
Harriet Beecher Stowe
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April 8th, 2013
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Patricia Januszkiewicz
Thank you Neal for the feature in your group Fine Art Wildflower Photography! very appreciative of the feature .... patricia
Patricia Januszkiewicz
Thank you Gynt for featuring Crocus Purple and Orange in your group Beautiful Flowers! an honor! ...... patricia
Patricia Januszkiewicz
Thank you Susan for the feature in your group Women Photographers ... an honor to have Crocus Purple and Orange featured ... patricia
Patricia Januszkiewicz
Thank you Randy for the feature in your group Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery ... so glad you like this ... patricia
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