The Golden Rose: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 12:48, 16 May 2010

Within an onyx labyrinth I woke,

Not knowing where my feet had gone before,

When it appeared, like Helios invoked-

Like saffron silk about an amber core-

Like citrine set about with liquid gold-

A rose that shone from deep within its heart

With grace unending, lovely to behold.

I wondered what divinely crafted art

Could to one blossom so much splendor give.

And even as it led me from the maze

I wondered if on earth its equal lived.

I’ve found not yet, though I’ve searched all my days

Through forests, fortresses, verses, and prose,

A greater beauty than the golden rose.

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+''an Elizabethan sonnet'' by [[Petronilla de Chastelerault]]
-== The Golden Rose ==
-an Elizabethan sonnet
+:Within an onyx labyrinth I woke,
-Within an onyx labyrinth I woke,
+:Not knowing where my feet had gone before,
-Not knowing where my feet had gone before,
-When it appeared, like Helios invoked-
+:When it appeared, like Helios invoked-
-Like saffron silk about an amber core-
-Like citrine set about with liquid gold-
+:Like saffron silk about an amber core-
-A rose that shone from deep within its heart
-With grace unending, lovely to behold.
+:Like citrine set about with liquid gold-
-I wondered what divinely crafted art
-Could to one blossom so much splendor give.
+:A rose that shone from deep within its heart
-And even as it led me from the maze
-I wondered if on earth its equal lived.
+:With grace unending, lovely to behold.
-I’ve found not yet, though I’ve searched all my days
-Through forests, fortresses, verses, and prose,
+:I wondered what divinely crafted art
-A greater beauty than the golden rose.
+:Could to one blossom so much splendor give.
+:And even as it led me from the maze
+:I wondered if on earth its equal lived.
+:I’ve found not yet, though I’ve searched all my days
+:Through forests, fortresses, verses, and prose,
+:A greater beauty than the golden rose.
+[[Category:Bardic]]