Alfred Tennyson (1809-1892)
Flower in the crannied wall,
I pluck you out of the crannies,
Hold you here, root and all, in my hand,
Little flower—but if I could understand
What you are, root and all, and all in all,
I should know what God and man is.
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
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from Immortal Poems of the English Language (Oscar Williams)
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