This morning I had roses for thee found,
But I did hold them in my girdle bound
So tightly that they tumbled to the ground. The bonds were broken, and the swift wind bore
Thy gathered roses to the sea-brimmed shore
Over the water to return no more. The waves seemed red and flaming where they went.
This eve my raiment is still redolent:
Breathe on my bosom, love, their odours blent.