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To A Rose
by Richard le GallienneO rose! forbear to flaunt yourself,
All bloom and dew -
I once, sad-hearted as I am,
Was young as you.
But, one by one, the petals fell
Earthward to rot;
Only a berry testifies
A rose forgot.
O rose! forbear to flaunt yourself,
All bloom and dew -
I once, sad-hearted as I am,
Was young as you.
But, one by one, the petals fell
Earthward to rot;
Only a berry testifies
A rose forgot.