Edited by Gill Burrell, Saturday, 21 Oct 2023, 21:42
The Rose
The lily has a smooth stalk Will never hurt your hand But the rose upon her briar Is lady of the land
When with moss and honey She tips her bending briar And half unfolds her glowing heart There's sweetness in an apple tree And profit in the corn But lady of all beauty Is a rose upon a thorn
When with moss and honey She tips her bending briar And half unfolds her glowing heart She sets the world on fire
When with moss and honey She tips her bending briar And half unfolds her glowing heart She sets the world on fire
A velvety red rose
The Rose
The lily has a smooth stalk
Will never hurt your hand
But the rose upon her briar
Is lady of the land
When with moss and honey
She tips her bending briar
And half unfolds her glowing heart
There's sweetness in an apple tree
And profit in the corn
But lady of all beauty
Is a rose upon a thorn
When with moss and honey
She tips her bending briar
And half unfolds her glowing heart
She sets the world on fire
When with moss and honey
She tips her bending briar
And half unfolds her glowing heart
She sets the world on fire
Christina Rossetti