The Wild Flower's Song
hope
despair
ballad
melancholic
As I wandered the forest, The green leaves among, I heard a Wild Flower Singing a song. "I slept in the earth In the silent night, I murmured my fears And I felt delight. "In the morning I went As rosy as morn, To seek for new joy; But oh! met with scorn."
The Wild Flower's Song - meaning Summary
A Flower's Simple Confession
A wanderer hears a wildflower sing, giving voice to a small, natural speaker. The flower recounts sleeping in the earth, awakening with rosy hope, and seeking joy only to meet scorn. The poem frames a brief emotional arc of emergence, expectation, and disappointment through a humble natural voice. Its plain language emphasizes vulnerability and the contrast between inner delight and external rejection.
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