They dropped like Flakes－1
They dropped like Stars－
Like Petals from a Rose－
When suddenly across the June
A wind with fingers－goes－
They perished in the Seamless Grass－6
No eye could find the place－
But God can summon every face
Of his Repealless－List.
They dropped like Stars－
Like Petals from a Rose－
When suddenly across the June
A wind with fingers－goes－
They perished in the Seamless Grass－6
No eye could find the place－
But God can summon every face
Of his Repealless－List.
(F.545/J.409)
[1] They:: the white flowers of juneberries.
[4] June:: juneberry, its berries ripened in June.
[5] wind:: a twist. fingers:: fingers of children who gather berries without permission.
[8] God:: a powerful man, the owner. face:: face of the child.
The leaves of the June Berry are 2 or 3 inches long, and alternately arranged. When beginning to open, they are covered with a thick, silvery down, which disappears with their growth, and leaves them perfectly smooth on both sides. They are of a lengthened oval shape, of a delicate texture, and finely denticulated. The flowers, which are white and pretty large, are disposed in long panicles at the summit of the branches; they blow in the beginning of April, and are succeeded by small fruit of a purplish color and of an agreeable, sweet taste. This fruit, of which the largest tree rarely yields more than half a pound, is ripe in the beginning of June, before that of any other tree or shrub. It is sometimes brought to the market of Philadelphia, where it is bought only by children: I have also seen small quantities of it exposed in the market of Pittsburgh. ─ The North American Sylva (1841)