Angels, in the early morning — Sand Myrtle

Angels, in the early morning ¹
May be seen the Dews among,
Stooping－plucking－smiling－flying－
Do the Buds to them belong?

Angels, when the sun is hottest ⁵
May be seen the sands among,
Stooping－plucking－sighing－flying－
Parched the flowers they bear along.

(F.73/J.94)

[1] Angels:: lovely, bright persons. The following two plants are based on Bible.
[2] Dews:: dew-plants. (Exodus 16:14–15) And when the dew that lay was gone up, behold, upon the face of the wilderness there lay a small round thing, as small as the hoar frost on the ground. . . . It is manna.
[3] flying:: leaving quickly.
[4] Buds:: (Exodus 16:31) And the house of Israel called the name thereof Manna: and it was like coriander seed, white; and the taste of it was like wafers made with honey.
[6] sands:: sand-myrtles. (Zechariah 1:11) And they answered the angel of the LORD that stood among the myrtle trees, and said, We have walked to and fro through the earth, and, behold, all the earth sitteth still, and is at rest.
[8] Parched:: (Zechariah 1:12) Then the angel of the LORD answered and said, O LORD of hosts, how long wilt thou not have mercy on Jerusalem and on the cities of Judah, against which thou hast had indignation these threescore and ten years?

The Diamond-Fig-Marygold . . . the different appellations of Dew-plant, Frost-plant, Ice-plant, &c. These gem-like and brilliant elevations upon the foliage are nothing more than pellucid, gummy exudations from the surface of the leaves. The above plate exhibits the species that has generally been termed the Dew-plant. The Ice-plant was anciently employed for medicinal purposes. ─ Flores Poetici. The Florist's Manual (1833)

Buxifolia, the only recorded species, is known by the name of Sand-myrtle in the state of New Jersey, where it grows in Pine barrens. ─ The Botanical Register (1821)