My Favorite Poem

I've spent four days looking for my book I have poems written in...then this morning something told me where to look...I wanted to share my favorite poem with you...

A White Rose
The red rose whispers of passion,
and the white rose breaths of love;
Oh, the red rose is a falcon,
and the withe rose is a dove.

But I send to you a cream-white rosebud,
with a flush on its petal tips;
For the love that is purest and sweetest
has a kiss of desire on the lips.
-John Boyl O'Reiley(1844-1890)