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Poem
February 11, 1848
New Hampshire Statesman
Concord, Merrimack County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
A lyrical song using the metaphor of a rose budding in sunlight to describe how the human heart blooms and thrives in the presence of love, even a faint glimpse of it.
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[From the Louisville Journal.]
SONG.
If reared in the light of the warm sunny ray,
The rose-bud unfolds its bright tints to the eye;
But shut from the smiles of the bright god of day,
'Twill fold up its colorless petals and die!
Oh! the heart is that rose-bud, and love is the light
That calls forth its beauty and fragrancy too;
It may bloom, like the rose, when surrounded by night,
But wither and die without fragrance or hue.
But if through a crevice a faint beam should stray,
Each leaf, branch and blossom turns toward it the while
And, cheered by the power of its life-giving ray,
Unfolds its best tints in the light of its smile—
And thus will the heart, in its instinct divine,
As true as the rose to the light from above,
Turn fondly to meet the first glimpses that shine
Through the gloom of the world from the bright eye of love.
R. L. B.
SONG.
If reared in the light of the warm sunny ray,
The rose-bud unfolds its bright tints to the eye;
But shut from the smiles of the bright god of day,
'Twill fold up its colorless petals and die!
Oh! the heart is that rose-bud, and love is the light
That calls forth its beauty and fragrancy too;
It may bloom, like the rose, when surrounded by night,
But wither and die without fragrance or hue.
But if through a crevice a faint beam should stray,
Each leaf, branch and blossom turns toward it the while
And, cheered by the power of its life-giving ray,
Unfolds its best tints in the light of its smile—
And thus will the heart, in its instinct divine,
As true as the rose to the light from above,
Turn fondly to meet the first glimpses that shine
Through the gloom of the world from the bright eye of love.
R. L. B.
What sub-type of article is it?
Song
What themes does it cover?
Love Courtship
What keywords are associated?
Love Song
Rose Metaphor
Heart Bloom
Sunlight Love
Romantic Light
What entities or persons were involved?
R. L. B.
Poem Details
Title
Song.
Author
R. L. B.
Key Lines
Oh! The Heart Is That Rose Bud, And Love Is The Light
That Calls Forth Its Beauty And Fragrancy Too;
Turn Fondly To Meet The First Glimpses That Shine
Through The Gloom Of The World From The Bright Eye Of Love.