The Tomb and the Rose

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The Tomb and the Rose (1877) was published in Littell's Living Age, Volume 133, Issue 1719.
The Tomb and the Rose
Armin KΓΌbelbeck, Frosted Rose, 2007
 
The tomb asked of the rose:
ο»Ώ"What dost thou with the tears, which dawn
ο»ΏSheds on thee every summer morn,
Thou sweetest flower that blows?"
The rose asked of the tomb:
ο»Ώ"What dost thou with the treasures rare,
ο»ΏThou hidest deep from light and air,
Until the day of doom?"

The rose said: "Home of night,
ο»ΏDeep in my bosom, I distil
ο»ΏThose pearly tears to scents, that fill
The senses with delight."
The tomb said: "Flower of love,
ο»ΏI make of every treasure rare,
ο»ΏHidden so deep from light and air,
A soul for heaven above!"
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