A rose, a rose <br />A flower of red <br />Attraction and lust <br />So fills my head <br />For it I left my darling Lily <br />My white and pure perfection <br /> <br />A rose, a rose <br />A flower of thorns <br />A passion bright <br />That scraped and scorned <br />For it I left my darling Lily <br />My gentle flower of soul <br /> <br />A rose, a rose <br />A flower so rare <br />A boy who promised <br />But never was there <br />For him I left my darling Lily <br />The boy who held my heart<br /><br />Charlie Bain<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-lily-a-rose/
