Love
To Rosa---- (Acrostic)
From Poems of Henry Timrod (1899)
Love
I took a Rosebud from a certain bower,
And by its side placed an Orange flower,
Then with the Speedwell, blended the perfume
And the sweet beauty of an Apple-bloom,
And thus, 't is one of the loveliest feats,
Is spelled a gentle lady's name in sweets.
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MLA
Timrod, Henry. “To Rosa---- (Acrostic).” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/timrod/79/.
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Timrod, Henry. “To Rosa---- (Acrostic).” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/timrod/79/.
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