Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-09-25
Poetry

In A sweet spot WHICH WisuOn SnVSOs
c,,sv an unique and lovely Rose;
A aow'r SO fair was seldom borne
A Rose almost without thorn.
Each passing stranger stOP'd to view
A plant possessing charms so new:
Sheet FzoW'r r each lip was heard to say
Nor less the Owner pleased than they;
Rear'd ny his hand with constant care,
And planted in his choice parterre,
OF all his garden this the pride,
No flower so much admired beside.
Nor did the rose unconscious bloom,
Nor feel ungrateful for the boon
OF as her guardian came that way,
Whether at dawn or eve Of day,
Expanded wide-her form unveiPd,
She double fragrance then exhapd.
As months rolled on, the spring appeared,
Its genial rays the Rose matured;
Forth from its root shoot extends
The parent Rose-uee downward bends,
And with JOY unknown before,
Contemplates the yet embryo flower.
'Ofspring most dear (she fondly said,)
Part Of myself! beneath my shade,
Safe shalt thou rise, whilst happy !,
Transported with maternal joy,
Shall see thy little buds appear,
Unfold and bloom in beauty here.
What though the Lily or Jonquil,
Or Hyacinth no longer gil
The space around me-An shall be
Abundantly made up in thee.
What though my present charms decay,
And passing strangers no more say
Ofue, Sweet Howerp yet thou shalt raise
Thy blooming head, and gain the praise;
And this reverberated plea sure
Shall be to me world Of treasure.
Cheerful. I part with Former merit
That it my darling may inheIit.
4. Haste then the hours which bid thee bloom,
And I'LL the zephyrs with perfnmep
Thus had the Rose-tree scarcely spoken,
Ere the. sweet cup Of bliss was broken
The Gardner came, and with one stroke
lie from the root the offspring took;
Took from the soil wherein it grew,
And hid il from the parents view.
Judge ye who know a mothers cares
For the dear tender babe she bears,
The parents anguish-ye alone
such sad yicissitudes have known.
Deep was the wound nor slight the pam
Which made the Rose-tree thus complaint;
Dear little darling! art thou gone
Thv charms scarce to thy mother known!
Removed so soon $50 suddenly,
snatehed from my fond maternal eye!
What hast thou done 7-dear offspring say
So carly to be snatched away!
What gone for erer seen no more =
For ever I thy loss deplore.
We dews descend, with tears supply
NV now forever fearful eye;
Or rather come some northern blast,
Dislodge my yielding roots in haste.
Whirlwinds arise-my branches tear,
And to some distant regions bear
Far from this spot, wretched mother,
Whose fruit and joys are gone together
As thus the anguished Rose-tree cried,
Her owner near her she espied;
Who in these gentle terms reproved
A plant, though murm'ring, still beloved:-
sCease, beauteous flower these useless cries
And let my lessons make thee wise.
Artthou not mine2 Did not my hand
Transplant thee from the barren sand
Where once mean unsightly plant,
Exposed to injury and want,
Unknown, and unadmired, found,
+ And brought thee to this fertile ground;
With studious art improv'd thy form,
SECURED thee from the inclement storm,
And through the seasons Of the year,
Made thee my unabating care
Hast thou not blest thy happy lot,
In such an owner-such aspot?
But now because thy shoot I've taken,
Thy best Of friends must be forsaken.
Know flower beloved, cen this affection
Shall prove to thee benediction
Had not the young plant removed,
(so fondly by thy heart belovedl
OF me thy heart would scarce have thought,
With gratitude no more be fraught:
f--Yea-thy own beauty be at stake
Surrendered for thy offspring's sake.
Nor think, that, hidden from thine eyes,
The infant plant neglected lies
No--I've another garden where
In richer soil and purer air
It's now transplanted, there to shine,
In beauties fairer far than thine.
Nor shalt thou always be apart
From the dear darling Of thy heart;
For tits my purpose thee to bear
In future time, and plant thee there,
Where thy now absent Offset grows,
And blossoms CELESTIAL Rose.
Be patient, then, Till that set hour shall come,
When thou g. thine shall in new beauties bloom
No more its absence shalt thou then deplore,
Together grow, and ne'er be parted more.
These words to silence hushed the plaintiv
Rose,
With deeper bushes reddning now she glowi
Submissive bowed her unrepining head,
Again her wonted, grateful fragrance she'd