The Breath of a Rose lyrics
by Langston Hughes
Love is like dew
On lilacs at dawn:
Comes the swift sun
And the dew is gone
Love is like star-light
In the sky at morn:
Star-light that dies
When day is born
Love is like perfume
In the heart of a rose:
The flower withers
The perfume goes–
Love is no more
Than the breath of a rose
No more
Than the breath of a rose