| William Wilfred Campbell, comp. The Oxford Book of Canadian Verse. 1913. | | | | To a Violet | | By Eric Mackay Yeoman (1885–1909) |
| | | O VIOLET! when I look on thy face, | |
| And on the lofty loveliness that lies | |
| In the high sweetness of thy fragile grace | |
| And in the pale blue beauty of thy guise, | |
| Briefly I mark thy charm and darling worth, | 5 |
| Thy shape and painting all so delicate; | |
| And straightway new thoughts lead me from the earth, | |
| And new-known wisdom holds me separate. | |
| I look upon thy beauty’s mystery, | |
| And judge thee fair,—and think no more of thee: | 10 |
| For, as I hold thee in my caring hand, | |
| New things of heaven and earth I understand. | | | | |
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