Love and the Rose
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Title
Love and the Rose
Description
Did'st thou see, Love this dawning
First stole her speech from night
And gave the world forewarning
Of loss of sleep and star;
And, yet, Iv'e caught no sight
Of Love's soft dreaming light,
And bring hope-scented sleep,
With rest and peace confiding
In joy's bewildering spell;
If Love I find I'll keep
Him in my heart and weep,
With heart most broke and sore,
While he with eyes bright shining
Right here with thee did lie.
I ne'er by him before
Believed I'd set such store,
Sweet rose?
I've wandered O, so far,Sweet rose;
Yes, wandered since the morningFirst stole her speech from night
And gave the world forewarning
Of loss of sleep and star;
And, yet, Iv'e caught no sight
Of Love's soft dreaming light,
Sweet rose.
I wonder where he's hiding,Sweet rose;
I wish that you could tell,Sweet rose.
'Twould keep my heart from chidingAnd bring hope-scented sleep,
With rest and peace confiding
In joy's bewildering spell;
If Love I find I'll keep
Him in my heart and weep,
Sweet rose.
I've found him here reclining,Sweet rose;
Beneath thy petals shy,Sweet rose;
The rogue, and I repining,With heart most broke and sore,
While he with eyes bright shining
Right here with thee did lie.
I ne'er by him before
Believed I'd set such store,
Sweet rose.
Creator
W.H.A. Moore
Source
5:4, p. 2
Date
1891.10.17
Collection
Citation
W.H.A. Moore, “Love and the Rose,” Periodical Poets, accessed September 8, 2024, https://periodicalpoets.com/items/show/538.
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