I SAW A ROSE - by Moriarty

I  SAW  A  ROSE   by   Moriarty I saw a rose in garden blooming; Unthinking, plucked And watched it wilt forthwith. I saw each petal fade in fainting And shrinking fall Beneath my faltered grip. I saw the dew that sparkled; laughing To sink in; sulk; Suffuse the sodden pith. You may look, you may wonder Her wandering beauty. Her love is enough for A thousand to draw... But we look, and we blunder And wondering; wound her. On impulse to seize her And know even more... I saw a rose complexion blooming; Unthinking kissed, And watched it wilt forthwith. I saw her smile fade in fainting And shrink away From my possessive grip. I saw those eyes that sparkled; laughing To close in pain, Suffuse a frightened pall. My need to keep her; held her; straining To bind her love And lose it to us all...