A beautiful flower, velvety petals, given by lovers to show affection. There is only one detail, a bane to your fingers, that deters it from simple perfection.

Amidst golden waves, 'Twixt harvest's embrace thou stand'st, Nature's bounty rich.

I'm a golden bloom, a radiant drop, Found where shadows cling, never stop. I banish the gloom, a sunlit decree, But to speak my true name requires utmost decree. What am I?

Silky, still, sublime; Artwork abandoned, alone, Covering corners.

Long neck, silk-white coat, I glide like a boat, Sometimes black, sometimes trumpeting note. Cygnet turned beauty, mate for life I fawn What elegant water-dancer am I?