442 <br /> <br />God made a little Gentian— <br />It tried—to be a Rose— <br />And failed—and all the Summer laughed— <br />But just before the Snows <br /> <br />There rose a Purple Creature— <br />That ravished all the Hill— <br />And Summer hid her Forehead— <br />And Mockery—was still— <br /> <br />The Frosts were her condition— <br />The Tyrian would not come <br />Until the North—invoke it— <br />Creator—Shall I—bloom?<br /><br />Emily Dickinson<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/god-made-a-little-gentian/
