THE ROSE IS SUCH A LADY - by Gertrude Hall

THE  ROSE  IS  SUCH  A  LADY by  Gertrude  Hall  The rose is such a lady -  So stately, fresh, and sweet; It joys to hold her image The rain pool at her feet. They look such common lasses, Those red pinks in a line; The rose is such a lady -  So dignified and fine. The winds would wish to kiss her, And yet they scarcely dare; The rose is such a lady -  So courteous, pure, and fair. Here’s one come from a garden To die within this book -  See, in the faded features The old lady-like look! - 1893 -