The speaker tells the poem's addressee that she could bring her jewels if she so chose, but that this wouldn't make sense—the addressee already has these. The speaker names other gifts she might bring: fragrances from St. Domingo, colors (dyes) from Vera Cruz, or berries from the Bahamas. However, none of these options please the speaker as much as a little flame-colored flower in a meadow. With its topaz and green coloring, it is more striking than any other flower. It's fit for the dowry of a wealthy man. Rhetorically, the speaker asks: what better present could she possibly give?
