Come slowly－Eden! 1
Lips unused to Thee－
Bashful－sip thy Jessamines－
As the fainting Bee－
Reaching late his flower, 5
Round her chamber hums－
Counts his nectars－
Enters－and is lost in Balms.
Lips unused to Thee－
Bashful－sip thy Jessamines－
As the fainting Bee－
Reaching late his flower, 5
Round her chamber hums－
Counts his nectars－
Enters－and is lost in Balms.
(F.205/J.211)
[1] Eden:: a garden, a paradise for humming birds. Come slowly:: the garden grows slowly. The speaker is a humming bird, that sips and hums like a bee.
[2] unused:: a hint to treat "Come slowly" as something just available after a long time.
[3, 4] sip, As, Bee:: an act similar to a bee but is not.
[5] his flower:: the garden's flower, near outside for the bird not yet enters the garden.
[6] her chamber:: the flower's chamber. hums:: a hint on humming bird.
[7] his nectars:: dews of the garden.
[8] Enters:: the humming bird enters deep into the garden.