The Rhodora

Rhodora, if the sages ask thee why
This charm is thine, this blush, this tender dye,
Thy counsel thou shalt keep,
Nor the sage's eye
Shall see the simple truth.
Thee, God, who made thee, dost thou praise?
Thee, God, who made thee, dost thou praise?

About Ralph Waldo Emerson

American essayist, philosopher, and poet. Leader of the Transcendentalist movement whose verse celebrates nature and self-reliance.

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