Blushing and glowing, the rose in full bloom, <br />Jewell'd with dewdrops and rich in perfume; <br />Fairest of blossoms, a gem and a joy, <br />Her charms never pall, her sweets never cloy. <br /> <br /> <br />Remembrance may fade in sorrow and strife, <br />The darkness, the storms, the winter of life; <br />Summer returning will bring in her train <br />The rose in her bloom and fragrance again. <br /> <br /> <br />See the sweet rosebud her petals unfold! <br />The gems on her breast of value untold; <br />The dewdrop, the ruby, the lustrous pearl, <br />Meet emblems of thee, pure, innocent girl. <br /> <br /> <br />The trail of the snake is over thy name, <br />Dimm'd are thy gems, and sullied thy fame: <br />Virtue will triumph, detraction will die, <br />The rose and the gem smile up to the sky.<br /><br />Janet Hamilton<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/be-hopeful-ii-the-rose/
