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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE GRAVE AND THE ROSE, by VICTOR MARIE HUGO Poet's Biography
First Line: The grave said: 'rose, so bright of hue
Last Line: "god's paradise to fill."
Subject(s): Death; Flowers; Graves; Grief; Roses; Dead, The; Tombs; Tombstones; Sorrow; Sadness
First Line: The grave said: 'rose, so bright of hue
Last Line: "god's paradise to fill."
Subject(s): Death; Flowers; Graves; Grief; Roses; Dead, The; Tombs; Tombstones; Sorrow; Sadness
The Grave said: "Rose, so bright of hue,
What dost thou with the drops of dew
That bathe thy buds each day?"
The Rose replied: "O solemn Grave!
With all that fills thy hungry cave
What doest thou, I pray?
From the sweet tears of morn that roll
Into my heart, the very soul
Of fragrance I distill."
The Grave then answered: "All that lies
Entombed, hereafter shall arise
God's Paradise to fill."
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