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THE CRIMSON ROSE by EDITH M. DELABY

First Line: I KNOW THAT I SHALL NEVER SEE
Last Line: BUT FRAGRANCE SWEET WILL LINGER ON.
Subject(s): FLOWERS; ROSES;

I know that I shall never see
A rose with its deep crimson hue
In clusters blooming -- two or three
But brings a cherished dream of you.

I told you that I loved you so,
One rose I pinned upon your hair;
Then love was young and true, you know,
And you, my sweetheart, ever fair.

Though years have drifted slowly by
The fancies that we wove are gone;
The roses bloom, then fade and die,
But fragrance sweet will linger on.



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