Across the brook like wind did pass,—

Wherever flowers were growing

Like some bewildered child she flew,

Whom fairies were misleading:

“Whose butterfly,” I said, “are you?

And what sweet thing do you pursue?”—

“The flower of love lies bleeding!”

“I’ve found the wild rose in the hedge,

I’ve found the tiger-lily,—

The blue flag by the water’s edge,—