A burst of crimson in the waste alone,

  

Where ocean spray doth kiss the ancient stone,

A burst of crimson in the waste alone,

No hand did plant it, nor a gardener tend,

By heaven's grace its beauty it hath shown.

Think not its life a tale of weary pain,

It drinks the sun and revels in the rain,

A fleeting joy, like a rose that blooms to die,

E'er yet another moment turns to gray and vain.

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