Showing posts with label Thomas Gray. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Thomas Gray. Show all posts

Monday, 30 June 2008

THE SHY BLOSSOM

On the day after the rains, I saw this little shrub at the base of the mango tree, valiantly trying to display its blooms from behind other shrubs. And was instantly reminded of Thomas Gray’s lines.
“Full many a flower is born to blush unseen,
And waste its sweetness on the desert air.”