White Roses
White roses graciously say I am worthy of you
Or may signify the keeping of a secret oh, so true.
Roses of white are also symbolic of purity
And chosen to imply innocence and youthfulness
in all sincerity.
When a white rose withers a fleeting beauty is
the message understood.
In contrast, fresh white rosebuds are symbolic of
one's girlhood.
~Martha Franks~
A White Rose
The Red Rose whispers 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 creme-white rosebud
With a flush on its petal tips;
For the love that is purest and sweetest
Has a kiss of desire on its lips.
~John Boyle O'Reilly~
Give Me a Rose
Ere summer, on unsandaled feet,
Goes, with her wealth of roses sweet,
Oh, Darling one, please give to me
A Rosebud, sweet and fair to see.
A Lovely rose of creamy white,
Oft kissed by shining rays of light,
And oft refreshed by gentle dew
And summer rain. Oh dear one true,
Please let this lovely rosebud be
A token of thy love to me.
Oh, give me dear, a rosebud fair,
That thou hast watched with tender care.
Perfect its beauty; for I know
Its loveliness would rarer grow
Beneath the gleaming of thine eyes,
Bright as the blue of sapphire skies.
A sacred treasure it shall be,
A token of thy love to me,
For evermore when life departs
Oh, place it o'er my pulseless heart.
~Aurora Vane~
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