Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, TO A ROSE, by JOHN BANISTER TABB


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TO A ROSE, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Thou hast not toiled, sweet rose
Last Line: Its shadow falls alike on thee and me!
Alternate Author Name(s): Father Tabb
Subject(s): Flowers; Roses


THOU hast not toiled, sweet Rose,
Yet needest rest;
Softly thy petals close
Upon thy breast,
Like folded hands, of labor long oppressed.

Naught knowest thou of sin,
Yet tears are thine;
Baptismal drops within
Thy chalice shine,
At morning's birth, at evening's calm decline.

Alas! one day hath told
The tale to thee!
Thy tender leaves enfold
Life's mystery:
Its shadow falls alike on thee and me!





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