An, be not vain. In yon flower-bell, <br /> As rare a pearl, did I appear, <br />As ever grew in ocean shell, <br /> To dangle at a Helen's ear. <br /> <br />So was I till a cruel blast <br /> Arose and swept me to the ground, <br />When, in the jewel of the past, <br /> Earth but a drop of water found.<br /><br />Joseph Skipsey<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-dewdrop-2/
