Table of Contents   Previous Chapter   Next Chapter

JOHN BOYLE O’REILLY

1844-1890

838                                               A White Rose

THE red rose whispers of passion,
  And the white rose breathes of love;
O, the red rose is a falcon,
  And the white rose is a dove.

But I send you a cream-white rosebud
  With a flush on its petal tips;
For the love that is purest and sweetest
  Has a kiss of desire on the lips.

 

Table of Contents   Previous Chapter   Next Chapter