Love
A White Rose
From The Oxford Book of Victorian Verse (1912)
Love
The red rose whispers of passion,
And the white rose breathes of love;
O, the red rose is a falcon,
And the white rose is a dove.
But I send you a cream-white rosebud
With a flush on its petal tips;
For the love that is purest and sweetest
Has a kiss of desire on the lips.
Cite this poem
MLA
O'Reilly, John Boyle. “A White Rose.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/oreilly_jb/8/.
Chicago
O'Reilly, John Boyle. “A White Rose.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/oreilly_jb/8/.
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