Mark Davenport - You Are A Rose lyrics

You are in bloom Seen today Of such sweet scent But oh, with so short a stay That where you grew Scarce one can say So beautiful A July flower Yet one rude wind Or a terse, ruffling summer shower Will force you hence To hide and cower You are a rose In fair set vine Your tendrils can Love entwine The poet's tongue So well can speak Though to compare Such words and clever rhymes are meek And ne'er replace The balm I seek Your petals soft And need tender care For pressed too close You wilt and blush, and easily tear And end too soon Our brief affair Go, happy rose And interwove With other flowers Bind our love You are a Queen All flowers among But die you must, fair rose As he, along... the maker of this song You are a rose A sweet summer flower Oh, happy rose