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Show ASHES OF ROSES. J Into a rose jar thoughtlessly one day f I thrust rude fingers in a reckless mood, jl Drawing them forth, covered by idle play m With flecks of ashen gray and dust of blood. 'm The glory of the form forever spent, jl The flush of bloom, all cream and crimson, sped. w 'Twas only ash of rose," wraith of what was, M Whispering sadly of , the past the dead. m But out of death, there rose the perfume sweet. JK O'ormastering the forces of decay. m Into the sunlight of a fadeless past m It led my soul, along love's old dear way. jl Ah! Ash of rose, of life within your gray, v E'en in decay this truth enbalmed lies $ Abiding for life's overworn and sad, & Defying age and change love never dies. & P. A. SIMPKIN. i& |