With this Rose...


I am drawn to thee,
As a moth to the flame.
Thy beauty and intellect,
No other mayest claim.

Thy grace and charm,
Doeth put me in rapture,
Whilst your sweet kindness,
Maketh my heart pitter-patter.

And though from this rose,
Light and life springs as from a well,
As surely as day follows night,
Beside thee it doeth pale.