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Fair daffodils, we weep to see You haste away so soon: As yet the early-rising sun Has not attained his noon. To Daffodils
— Robert Herrick
Behind the line May contain spoilers.
Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
The speaker grieves that daffodils fade before the day has even reached noon, making their brief flowering an image of fragile life. The retained title is preserved.
Context reviewed