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The Flower by George Herbert

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  • 19 May 2016
    Helen Wilcox

    A poem a day by George Herbert: ‘The Flower’

    The Flower This joyful poem is a celebration of God’s ‘returns’ – or rather, the speaker’s rediscovery of God’s presence after a period of spiritual barrenness. The tone is one of amazement at how simple and natural this recovery is: ‘Grief melts away / Like snow in May, / As if there were no such […]

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