"Lethe" in my flower, 1
Of which they who drink
In the fadeless orchards
Hear the bobolink!
Merely flake or petal 5
As the Eye beholds
Jupiter! my father!
I perceive the rose!
Of which they who drink
In the fadeless orchards
Hear the bobolink!
Merely flake or petal 5
As the Eye beholds
Jupiter! my father!
I perceive the rose!
(F.54/J.1730)
[1] Lethe:: a river that whoever drinks will forget everything; an element (like writing) to let people forget the past. my flower:: my writing.
[2] they:: readers of her poems. drink:: to absorb, read the poems.
[3] orchards:: happy places, alluding the poems.
[4] bobolink:: flowing stream of Lethe like the song of bobolink.
[5, 6] Merely, Eye:: readers only see a small part of the poem.
[7] Jupiter! my father:: a muse, as Jupiter's daughter.
[8] rose:: a wonderful thing in writing this way.