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TRANSFIGURATION by VICTOR MARIE HUGO

First Line: THE GRAVE SAID TO THE ROSE
Last Line: I FASHION AN ANGEL OF HEAVEN.
Subject(s): TRANSFIGURATION;
The grave said to the rose:
With the tears dawn bestows
What dost thou, O flower of love?

And the rose asked the grave:
In your deep yawning cave
What do you with the souls from above?

The rose said: Dismal tomb,
These tears in earth's womb
With amber and honey I leaven.
The tomb said: Dainty flower,
Of each soul I devour
I fashion an angel of heaven.



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