Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, ONE ROSE, by MARY SINTON LEITCH


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ONE ROSE, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: I cannot bear the beauty of one rose
Last Line: I cannot bear the beauty of one rose.
Subject(s): Flowers; Poetry & Poets; Roses


I cannot bear the beauty of one rose,
Therefore, I pray you, give me two or three --
A nosegay of them, that my eye may be
Distracted, and not linger over-long
On one; its heart holds too much mystery;
Within it burn the holy vestal fires
Of all the world's deep longings and desires;
All loveliness is there; so soft among
These tender petals such perfection glows,
I cannot bear the beauty of one rose.





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