The violet in the wood, that's sweet to-day, <br />Is longer sweet than roses of red June; <br />Set me sweet violets along my way, <br />And bid the red rose flower, but not too soon. <br />Ah violet, ah rose, why not the two? <br />Why bloom not all fair flowers the whole year through? <br />Why not the two, young violet, ripe rose? <br />Why dies one sweetness when another blows?<br /><br />Augusta Davies Webster<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-violet-and-the-rose/
