THE angel of the flowers, one day, Beneath a rose-tree sleeping lay, -- That spirit to whose charge 't is given To bathe young buds in dews of heaven. Awaking from his light repose, The angel whispered to the rose: "O fondest object of my care, Still fairest found, where all are fair; For the sweet shade thou giv'st to me Ask what thou wilt, 't is granted thee." "Then," said the rose, with deepened glow, "On me another grace bestow." The spirit paused, in silent thought, What grace was there that flower had not? 'T was but a moment, -- o'er the rose A veil of moss the angel throws, And, robed in nature's simplest weed, Could there a flower that rose exceed? | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE ROOM OF MIRRORS by EDGAR LEE MASTERS A SNOW-STORM; SCENE IN A VERMONT WINTER by CHARLES GAMAGE EASTMAN A TRIP TO PARIS AND BELGIUM: 16. ANTWERP TO GHENT by DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI IN THE GARDEN AT SWAINSTON (IN MEMORIAM - SIR JOHN SIMEON) by ALFRED TENNYSON HUMAN IGNORANCE by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH TIME OF ROSES by EDMUND CHARLES BLUNDEN THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT by HARRY RANDOLPH BLYTHE |