Flower
Flower - meaning Summary
Offer Small Things Now
The poem urges immediacy in offering what one has, however modest. The speaker presents a small flower as a gift, fearing it will wither and be lost if delayed. The plea asks the addressee to accept even a humble token, acknowledging its limited beauty but insisting on its value when given in service. The poem stresses transience, the ethics of timely gesture, and the dignity of small offerings.
Read Complete AnalysesPluck this little flower and take it, delay not! I fear lest it droop and drop into the dust. I may not find a place in thy garland, but honour it with a touch of pain from thy hand and pluck it. I fear lest the day end before I am aware, and the time of offering go by. Though its colour be not deep and its smell be faint, use this flower in thy service and pluck it while there is time.
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