Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). An American Anthology, 1787–1900. 1900.

By LilianWhiting

1187 The Mystery

YOU gave me roses, love, last night,

When the sea was blue and the skies were bright;

And the earth was aglow with a golden light

When you gave me roses, love, last night.

Lilies I lay by your side to-day,

And your face—it is colder and whiter than they;

And I linger and listen and wonder and pray,

As I bring you lilies to-day.