Fair rose, now that thou art picked in the prime Of thy breathtaking splendour to go bloom By strands of pearl of very far a clime, Upon roads of life I deserve no room But as the wind bids adieu unto hills, The lonely woods, the indignant still cloud, The silent vales, the gently rolling rills, As such, I must vade to another world; But hark! Fair star, though snowy angels fair In countless numbers bedeck heaven's shore, Eternal flames of brightest love so rare By my soul shalt blaze for thee evermore. So, until then when we shall meet again, My love for thee as fresh as summer rain.