Doubtful Poppy. _Papaver dubium._
Dedicated to _St. Silverius_.
[178] Brady’s Clavis.
~June 21.~
_St. Aloysius_, or _Lewis Gonzaga_, A. D. 1591. _St. Ralph_, Abp. of
Bourges, A. D. 866. _St. Meen_, in Latin, _Mevennus_, also _Melanus_,
Abbot in Britanny, about A. D. 617. _St. Aaron_, Abbot in Britanny,
6th Cent. _St. Eusebius_, Bp. of Samosata, A. D. 379 or 380. _St.
Leufredus_, in French, _Leufroi_, Abbot, A. D. 738.
_Summer Morning and Evening._
The glowing morning, crown’d with youthful roses,
Bursts on the world in virgin sweetness smiling,
And as she treads, the waking flowers expand,
Shaking their dewy tresses. Nature’s choir
Of untaught minstrels blend their various powers
In one grand anthem, emulous to salute
Th’ approaching king of day, and vernal Hope
Jocund trips forth to meet the healthful breeze,
To mark th’ expanding bud, the kindling sky,
And join the general pæan.
While, like a matron, who has long since done
With the gay scenes of life, whose children all
Have sunk before her on the lap of earth--
Upon whose mild expressive face the sun
Has left a smile that tells of former joys--
Grey Eve glides on in pensive silence musing.
As the mind triumphs o’er the sinking frame,
So as her form decays, her starry beams
Shed brightening lustre, till on night’s still bosom
Serene she sinks, and breathes her peaceful last,
While on the rising breeze sad melodies,
Sweet as the notes that soothe the dying pillow,
When angel-music calls the saint to heaven,
Come gently floating: ’tis the requiem
Chaunted by Philomel for day departed.
_Ado._
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