Beauty－be not caused－It Is－1
Chase it, and it ceases－
Chase it not, and it abides－
Overtake the Creases
In the Meadow－when the Wind 5
Runs his fingers thro' it－
Deity will see to it
That You never do it－
Chase it, and it ceases－
Chase it not, and it abides－
Overtake the Creases
In the Meadow－when the Wind 5
Runs his fingers thro' it－
Deity will see to it
That You never do it－
(F.654/J.516)
[1, 5] Beauty, Meadow:: Meadow-beauty, also called deer-grass.
[1] be not caused:: the plant's name including beauty, not caused.
[2, 3] ceases, abides:: its beautiful hairy grass (round like a ball) disappeared when being touched over it.
[4] Creases:: the creases of the grass after chasing.
[7] Deity, see to:: the nature will take care of this plant.
[8] You never do it:: human's fingers cannot create the beauty of this hairy grass.
Meadow Beauty. Deer Grass. Stem square, one foot high, with winged or membranous angles, and scattering hairs. Leaves opposite, stemless, ovate-lance-formed, three-nerved, sprinkled with closely pressed hairs on both sides; the margin of the leaf being more or less notched, and having parallel hairs, like eye-lashes. Calyx urn-shaped, hairy, cleft into four sharp-pointed segments. Petals four, of a delightful, fresh, rosy purple, finely contrasted with very showy, long, curved, bright-yellow anthers. Style arching.－Low grounds.－Rather scarce.－Brighton.－July, August. ─ The Magazine of Horticulture, Botany, and All Useful Discoveries (1835)
