First Line: WITHIN AN OLD WORLD, CLASSIC VASE Last Line: THAT TRIUMPHS OVER TIME. Subject(s): FLOWERS; TIME;
Within an Old World, classic vase She blossomed like a flower, And made Italian summer days Seem fleeting as an hour; Then left the antique vase in gloom, -- Yet o'er its edges climb Some petals, with a sweet perfume That triumphs over time.