WHITE rose sighed in the morn, <br />Red rose laughed in the noon, <br />And 'Sweetest sweetness is ended soon,' <br />And 'Never heed for the thorn.' <br /> <br />'Love's hour passes away,' <br />White rose breathed in my ear; <br />Red rose whispered 'No need to fear; <br />The day is enough for day.' <br /> <br />Shall I heed white or red? <br />Shall I heed both aright? <br />Sighing and laughing, red and white, <br />'Tis 'Love her' they both have said.<br /><br />Augusta Davies Webster<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/white-rose-and-red/
