THE MESSENGER ROSE.
Go forth as a stranger, my beautiful rose,
To die in a far distant land!
Haste o'er the dark water between us that flows,
To one of our own kindred band.
With the language of beauty and purity fraught,
From the home of his heart thou shalt go,
To breathe in his ear every exquisite thought,
Such thoughts as the loved only know.
To die in a far distant land!
Haste o'er the dark water between us that flows,
To one of our own kindred band.
With the language of beauty and purity fraught,
From the home of his heart thou shalt go,
To breathe in his ear every exquisite thought,
Such thoughts as the loved only know.
"I have come from the home of thy youth," thou shalt say,
"Where the blue skies are shining above;
I have left all my own sister-roses to-day,
To bring thee a message of love.
Affection's embassy, I faithful fulfill,
For this I have hitherward flown;
Affection's memento,—O! cherish me still,
When my beauty is faded and gone.
"Where the blue skies are shining above;
I have left all my own sister-roses to-day,
To bring thee a message of love.
Affection's embassy, I faithful fulfill,
For this I have hitherward flown;
Affection's memento,—O! cherish me still,
When my beauty is faded and gone.
"I have seen the broad prairie stretch wide from my sight,
As I gazed on its glory the while;
And a shadow of darkness, a gleam of delight
Passed by, like a frown and a smile.
As I gazed on its glory the while;
And a shadow of darkness, a gleam of delight
Passed by, like a frown and a smile.
