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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TO A CHEROKEE ROSE, by WILLIAM HAMILTON HAYNE Poet's Biography
First Line: Thy one white leaf is open to the sky
Last Line: A virgin dowered with a heart of gold.
Subject(s): Flowers; Roses
First Line: Thy one white leaf is open to the sky
Last Line: A virgin dowered with a heart of gold.
Subject(s): Flowers; Roses
THY one white leaf is open to the sky,
And o'er thy heart swift lights and shadows pass, --
The wooing winds seem loath to wander by,
Jealous of sunshine and the summer grass.
Thy sylvan loveliness is pure and strong,
For thou art bright and yet not overbold --
Like a young maid apart from fashion's throng --
A virgin dowered with a heart of gold.
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