Rudyard Kipling (1865–1936). Verse: 1885–1918. 1922.
Blue Roses
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Plucked I for my love’s delight.
She would none of all my posies—
Bade me gather her blue roses.
Seeking where such flowers grew
Half the world unto my quest
Answered me with laugh and jest.
But my silly love had died
Seeking with her latest breath
Roses from the arms of Death.
She shall find what she would have.
Mine was but an idle quest—
Roses white and red are best!