Take first a Cowslip, then an Asphodel, <br />A bridal Rose, some snowy Orange flowers; <br />A Lily next, and by its spotless bell <br />Place the bright Iris, darling of the showers; <br />Set gold Nasturtiums, Elder blooms between, <br />And Heart's-ease to the Orchis marry sweetly; <br />Then with red Pinks, and slips of Evergreen, <br />You will possess -- all folded up discreetly -- <br />In one bouquet, that none but you may know, <br />The name I love beyond all names below.<br /><br />Henry Timrod<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-bouquet/
