O Gather Me The Rose

Posted by Maverick ~ on October 17, 2016
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O Gather Me The Rose
by William Ernest Henley

O gather me the rose, the rose,
While yet in flower we find it,
For summer smiles, but summer goes,
And winter waits behind it.

For with the dream foregone, foregone,
The deed foreborn forever,
The worm Regret will canker on,
And time will turn him never.

So were it well to love, my love,
And cheat of any laughter
The fate beneath us, and above,
The dark before and after.

The myrtle and the rose, the rose,
The sunshine and the swallow,
The dream that comes, the wish that goes
The memories that follow!

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12 comments on “O Gather Me The Rose”

  3. The rose is so vivid its as if you’ve caught a glimpse of its soul, or winter and time perhaps… Beautiful pairing of image and writing, as always .. Such a pleasure to visit, thank y for these uplifting posts.

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