A woman's tribute, 'tis a tiny dot, A merest flower from a frail, small hand, To lay among the many petaled wreaths About thy form,—a tribute soon forgot.
Alice Dunbar-Nelson
Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- In Memoriam — Violets and Other Tales (1895); Full poem read in Gutenberg’s documented edition, originally published under Alice Ruth Moore. Complete four-line tribute, printed page 94. Public-domain wording retained; unnamed memorial subject not guessed.
- In Memoriam — Violets and Other Tales (1895)
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