Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, ROSE PETALS, by JAMES CHRISTIAN LINDBERG


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ROSE PETALS, by                    
First Line: I looked within the petals of a rose
Last Line: Within the petals of a rose.
Subject(s): Beauty; Flowers; Gardens & Gardening; Love; Roses


I looked within the petals of a rose
And there I saw Beauty—
Pale, trembling dewdrops pearled without a flaw,
Vast distances of unexplored desire,
Deep, crystal pools that mirrored moon and star
And love exalted in the soul of man—
These lovely things I saw
Within the Petals of a rose.
I looked within the petals of a rose
And there I saw Truth—
Exquisite harmony, consummate law;
I saw the Master Architect compute
Eternal formulae of Time and Space
And fix for every Sphere its place—
These perfect things I saw
Within the petals of a rose.
Beauty—transcendent Love,
Stern Truth—transcendent law;
These wondrous things I saw
Within the petals of a rose.





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