The Wondrous Rose by Ann Russell
The sweetest scent I e’er did take
Was when I stumbled, by mistake
Upon a garden, beauteous fair –
Its very fragrance filled the air.
And there I searched for many hours
To find amongst the lovely flowers
That very blossom, from whose kind
Came that sweet scent, which filled my mind.
Then in a corner I did see
A fragrant, scarlet blooming tree
Of heavenly roses Oh the sight!
It filled my senses with delight…
Even the very earth did take
The dying leaves for beauty’s sake…
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This poem was printed in the 1968 Rose Annual
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