As if some little Arctic flower 1
Upon the polar hem－
Went wandering down the Latitudes
Until it puzzled came
To continents of summer－5
To firmaments of sun－
To strange, bright crowds of flowers－
And birds, of foreign tongue!
I say, As if this little flower 9
To Eden, wandered in－
What then? Why nothing,
Only, your inference therefrom!
Upon the polar hem－
Went wandering down the Latitudes
Until it puzzled came
To continents of summer－5
To firmaments of sun－
To strange, bright crowds of flowers－
And birds, of foreign tongue!
I say, As if this little flower 9
To Eden, wandered in－
What then? Why nothing,
Only, your inference therefrom!
(F.177/J.180)
[1] flower:: flower-beetle, flower-fly, or flower-bug. As if, Arctic:: it's not from Arctic, but acts like.
[4] puzzled:: the word beetle has an usage as someone being mentally blind.
[7, 8, 10] strange, foreign, wandered:: a mock at some ignorant people like beetle.
[12] inference:: what happens to the beetle, or the ignorant, readers can judge by themselves.