Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, ATTAR OF ROSES, by CHARLES WHITWORTH WYNNE


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ATTAR OF ROSES, by                    
First Line: Like the petals of the rose
Last Line: Till thy lips again I find.
Alternate Author Name(s): Cayzer, Charles
Subject(s): Flowers; Love; Roses


LIKE the petals of the Rose
When the dews their scent disclose,
Soft as velvet tho' they be,
Fragrant of the Dawn and thee,
Yet thy lips are sweeter far
Than all garden Roses are.

Once I thought my life supreme,
Bedded in a Rose's dream,—
Scent of Attar on my lips,
Nectar that the brown bee sips,—
Yet I never knew before
What sweet scents thy lips could store!

This, above that carmine wave,
Was the soft response they gave—
Fading fast before my touch,
Never yielding overmuch!
Now I have no peace of mind
Till thy lips again I find.





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