Classic and Contemporary Poetry
NO THORN WITHOUT A ROSE, by FRANCES RIDLEY HAVERGAL Poet's Biography First Line: There is no rose without a thorn Last Line: "no thorn without a rose!" Subject(s): Flowers; Hearts; Love; Roses | ||||||||
"THERE is no rose without a thorn!" Who has not found this true, And known that griefs of gladness born Our footsteps still pursue? That in the grandest harmony The strangest discords rise; The brightest bow we only trace Upon the darkest skies! No thornless rose! So, more and more, Our pleasant hopes are laid Where waves this sable legend o'er A still, sepulchral shade. But Faith and Love, with angel-might, Break up life's dismal tomb, Transmuting into golden light The words of leaden gloom. Reversing all this funeral pall, White raiment they disclose; Their happy song floats full and long, "No thorn without a rose! "No shadow, but its sister light Not far away must burn! No weary night, but morning bright Shall follow in its turn. "No chilly snow, but safe below A million buds are sleeping; No wintry days, but fair spring rays Are swiftly onward sweeping. "With fiercest glare of summer air Comes fullest leafy shade; And ruddy fruit bends every shoot, Because the blossoms fade. "No note of sorrow but shall melt In sweetest chord unguessed; No labor all too pressing felt, But ends in quiet rest. "No sigh but from the harps above Soft echoing tones shall win; No heart-wound but the Lord of Love Shall pour His comfort in. "No withered hope, while loving best Thy Father's chosen way; No anxious care, for He will bear Thy burdens every day. "Thy claim to rest on Jesu's breast All weariness shall be, And pain thy portal to His heart Of boundless sympathy. "No conflict but the King's own hand Shall end the glorious strife; No death, but leads thee to the land Of everlasting life." Sweet seraph voices, Faith and Love! Sing on within our hearts This strain of music from above, Till we have learnt our parts: Until we see your alchemy On all that years disclose, And, taught by you, still find it true, "No thorn without a rose!" | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE WHISPER OF THE ROSE by EDMUND JOHN ARMSTRONG THE WISDOM OF THE ROSE by ELSA BARKER LOVE PLANTED A ROSE by KATHARINE LEE BATES ROSES; A VILANELLE by LOUISA SARAH BEVINGTON THE PAINTER ON SILK by AMY LOWELL VARIATIONS: 17 by CONRAD AIKEN WORDS IN A CERTAIN APPROPRIATE MODE by HAYDEN CARRUTH CONSECRATION HYMN by FRANCES RIDLEY HAVERGAL I DID THIS FOR THEE! WHAT HAST THOU DONE FOR ME? by FRANCES RIDLEY HAVERGAL A BIRTHDAY GREETING TO MY FATHER, 1860 by FRANCES RIDLEY HAVERGAL |
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