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IRISH SONGS AND LYRICS 231 |
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JOHN BOYLE O'REILLY
(1844-1890)
A WHITE ROSE1 |
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HE red rose whispers of passion,
And the white rose breathes of love; |
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O the red rose is a falcon, And the white rose is a dove. |
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But I send you a cream-white rosebud With a flush on its petal tips;
For the love that is purest and sweetest Has a kiss of desire on the lips. |
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AT FREDERICKSBURG, DECEMBER 13, 1862
G
OD send us peace, and keep red strife away; But should it come, God send us men and steel! The land is dead that dare not face the day When foreign danger threats the common weal.
Defenders strong are they that homes defend;
From ready arms the spoiler keeps afar. Well blest the country that has sons to lend
From trades of peace to learn the trade of war.
1 This and the following poems are copyrighted, and are reprinted by permission of the executor and trustee of the poet's estate. |
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