Blushing and glowing, the rose in full bloom, Jewell'd with dewdrops and rich in perfume; Fairest of blossoms, a gem and a joy, Her charms never pall, her sweets never cloy. Remembrance may fade in sorrow and strife, The darkness, the storms, the winter of life; Summer returning will bring in her train The rose in her bloom and fragrance again. See the sweet rosebud her petals unfold! The gems on her breast of value untold; The dewdrop, the ruby, the lustrous pearl, Meet emblems of thee, pure, innocent girl. The trail of the snake is over thy name, Dimm'd are thy gems, and sullied thy fame: Virtue will triumph, detraction will die, The rose and the gem smile up to the sky. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE OLD VICARAGE, GRANTCHESTER by RUPERT BROOKE WILLIAM AND HELEN by GOTTFRIED AUGUST BURGER HER MERRIMENT by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES BEAUTY ROHTRAUT by EDUARD FRIEDRICH MORIKE THE RABBIT by ELIZABETH MADOX ROBERTS ENVOY: 2. TO MY MOTHER by ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON DEAD LOVE by MARY MATHEWS ADAMS |