![]() ![]() He is in a celebratory mood and wants to share his pleasure over the changing of the seasons. In the first stanza of ‘The Flower’, the speaker begins by addressing God. The late-past frosts tributes of pleasure bring ![]() He doesn’t imagine there could be anyone of the planet feeling any differently than he.Īre Thy returns! ev’n as the flow’rs in Spring, The speaker imagines what it will be like in heaven and knows that he would do anything to get there. He has grown old over the years and is happy to embrace one more spring. This is his most important goal in life, to prove himself to God and earn a place in the garden of Paradise. When spring comes, and God’s opinion of the world improves, he grows up towards heaven. ![]() During the winter months, like a flower, he is shriveled up in the ground finding comfort where he can. This is something he relishes every year as it brings about a great mental and emotional transformation. The poem begins with the speaker celebrating the arrival of spring. ‘The Flower’ by George Herbert describes how the changing of the seasons impacts a speaker’s outlook on life and relationship with God. ![]()
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