TO A DEAR ROSE.
Thou art but a faded flower, With all thy beauty fled; Thy ' soft, rich crimson now is gone, Thy leaves and petals dead. To others -you are what you seem — A faded flower, a withered weed. Thou art dead,, and must be cast Away, Thy beautyJs all they. need. Why do I cherish thee, oh flower? Why do I look at thee and sigh? To Juae them arl as beautiful As the day I brought thee home to 'die. Thy scent so sweet is not^uite gone, And loving mein'ries linger here; I would not part with thee, sweet fUn/flfe Thou wert the gift of one so dear. The gift of one whose smiling face 111-s ee no more upon this land; i Perhaps upon a distant day We'll meet again — and understand, '■ ~ M. MacMahoh. . Danedin, July> 1906.
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Otago Witness, Issue 2734, 8 August 1906, Page 68
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141TO A DEAR ROSE. Otago Witness, Issue 2734, 8 August 1906, Page 68
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