Red Roses (Barbour)
RED ROSES
I gave you roses red, and you,
You thanked me in a true friend’s way.
And smiling, let their petals lay
Against your breast—you never knew!
I gave you roses red, and you,
When they were withered, let them go
To all the cruel winds that blow:
You thought them dead—you never knew!
I gave you roses red, and you,
You thought them proffered by a friend,
And wore them once; that was the end;
They cost me twelve! You never knew!
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