Nature

Now Is the Cherry in Blossom

by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman 1852–1930

From An American Anthology, 1787–1899 (1900)

Nature

Now is the cherry in blossom, Love,
Love of my heart, with the apple to follow;
Over the village at nightfall now
Merrily veers and darts the swallow.

At nightfall now in the dark marsh grass
Awakes the chorus that sings old sorrow;
The evening star is dim for the dew,
And the apple and lilac will bloom to-morrow.

The honeysuckle is red on the rock;
The willow floats over the brook like a feather;
In every shadow some love lies hid,
And you and I in the world together.

MLA

Freeman, Mary E. Wilkins. “Now Is the Cherry in Blossom.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/freeman_mew/0/.

Chicago

Freeman, Mary E. Wilkins. “Now Is the Cherry in Blossom.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/freeman_mew/0/.

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