And so went the rose with her lively red and gleaming blossoms and i, the iris softspoken and hushed by her loud appeal And so she paced as I watched her beauty and grace as I smelled her sweet perfume And so she thought she wasn't gorgeous but i was the one who was gorgeous what is gorgeous but a word for the masses and so say i to the rose do you feel the same next to me as you do the other roses how can i she says out there i am not in the presence of such beauty