by Adrian Ross (1859 - 1933)
I have gathered my heart as a rose
Language: English
I have gathered my heart as a rose, As a rose from the midsummer garden; And my love at the heart of it glows, And its breath is a prayer for your pardon! Love, here is my heart, One rose for your hair; Yours if you keep it today, Yours if you throw it away! Whether you now tear it apart Or choose it to wear - Something to kiss or to kill, As you will, Here is my heart I have spoken my heart in a song, In a song of the nightingale's trilling For she sang to me all the night long, Till my heart with her passion was thrilling! Love, here is my heart, One tender refrain; Yours if you echo the tune, Yours if you tire of it soon - Whether you laugh, as you depart, Or hear it again - Something to listen to yet, Of forget, Here is my heart!
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