First Line: TEARS FOR THE JASMINES, - TEARS TO SLAKE THE ROSES Last Line: LO, HOW MY TASK OF TEARS IS NEVER DONE! Subject(s): FLOWERS; PAIN; SUFFERING; MISERY;
TEARS for the jasmines,tears to slake the roses I bring thy garden through Love's desert sun; Lo, how with bloom and scent each bud uncloses! Lo, how my task of tears is never done!