Grand Haven Daily Tribune  June 24, 1902

Impromptu Lines

Suggested by pinning of a beautiful White
Rose on the Author’s coat, by a very
Estimable Lady.

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BY DAVID FLETCHER HUNTON.

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The rose you placed on my lapel,

And fastened with a pin;

Unto my soul now seems to tell

“The secret hid within!

That gift in silent language, speaks

Unto my heart today;

And tenderly, each petal seeks

Some loving word to say!

The corol, with its smiling face,

Seems whispering to me:

“Ask, and ye shall receive with grace,

“A heart’s fidelity!”

The anthers lift their heads and sing

A chorus sweet and grand;

I seem to hear them offering,

The giver’s heart and hand!

I’ll wear this white rose near my heart,

And dream sweet dreams awhile;

Because it seems of thee a part.

And to reflect thy smile!

Grand Haven, June, 1902