
Of this Special Edition on Japanese Paper only 50 copies have been printed for the Guild of Women-Binders, of which this is No. 38
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
THE SENSITIVE PLANT
A NOTE UPON THE ILLUSTRATIONS
THE SENSITIVE PLANT
FIRST PART
SECOND PART
THIRD PART
CONCLUSION
Delve into a lyrical meditation that blends the fragile elegance of a garden bloom with the weight of personal loss. The verses unfold in a sun‑lit Italian courtyard, where the scent of freshly gathered flowers becomes a conduit for memories of grief and longing. Through vivid imagery and gentle rhythm, the poet invites listeners to contemplate how beauty can both soothe and haunt the heart.
Accompanying the poem are delicate illustrations that echo its mood, tracing the plant’s tender growth and its inevitable fading. The work captures a moment of artistic doubt turned into creative triumph, offering a quiet, introspective journey for anyone who has ever felt the sting of inspiration and the solace of nature. Let the soft cadence of the poem and the subtle visual cues guide you into a space where melancholy and wonder coexist.
Language
en
Duration
~26 minutes (25K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Original publisher
United Kingdom: Guild of Women-binders, 1899.
Credits
Charlene Taylor and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Release date
Mar 2, 2023
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects

1792–1822
A blazing voice of English Romanticism, his poetry joins lyrical beauty with fierce idealism. Even in a short life, he wrote works that kept speaking to later generations about freedom, imagination, and hope.
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