"I love a lovely girl—a Flower"

To the object of romantic love.

I love a lovely girl--a Flower

from the shore of gorgeous Brazil;

lovely, she by clock's morning hour

makes the time be perfectly still.

 

Though blonde and easily pretty,

she yearns to be loved and adored

for her soul and inward beauty

where lovely things are dreamt and stored.

 

She's queenly and wears a rich crown,--

a regent who sits on my throne.

A rose, she's praised and of renown

and prized for her grace alone.

 

Ne'er having held her supple hands

or knowing whether God has a plan

for us, I know she understands 

that I'm her love 'ere time began.