Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, QUEEN ROSE, by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI


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First Line: The jessamine shows like a star
Last Line: The rose, the perfect rose be mine.
Alternate Author Name(s): Alleyne, Ellen; Rossetti, Christina
Subject(s): Flowers; Roses


The jessamine shows like a star;
The lilies sway like sceptres slim;
Fair clematis from near and far
Sets forth its wayward tangled whim;
Curved meadowsweet blooms rich and dim; --
But yet a rose is fairer far.

The jessamine is odorous; so
Maid lilies are, and clematis;
And where tall meadowsweet flowers grow
A rare and subtle perfume is; --
What can there be more choice than these? --
A rose when it doth bud and blow.

Let others choose sweet jessamine,
Or weave their lily crown aright,
And let who love it pluck and twine
Loose clematis; or draw delight
From meadowsweet's clustry downy white; --
The rose, the perfect rose be mine.





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