Katharine Lee Bates

Aug. 12, 1859 - Mar. 28, 1929

 

A Rose-White Cloud

by Katharine Lee Bates

A rose-white cloud that blossoms in the blue,
Opening its curly petals one by one,
Joy of divinest beauty, thrilling through
A weary heart where even pain seemed done.

Source:

Yellow Clover: A Book Of Remembrance
Copyright 1922
E. P. Dutton & Company, New York