http://www.poems-archive.com mom poems, love poems, famous poems, war poems, friendships poems, love poems for moms Mon, 16 Aug 2010 20:25:30 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.poems-archive.com/a-white-rose-by-john-boyle-oreilly.html http://www.poems-archive.com/a-white-rose-by-john-boyle-oreilly.html#comments Fri, 01 Feb 2008 13:53:03 +0000 admin http://www.poems-archive.com/a-white-rose-by-john-boyle-oreilly.html Continue reading →]]> The red rose whispers of passion,
And the white rose breathes of love;
O the red rose is a falcon,
And the white rose is a dove.

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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