The drawbridge of the rose opens and a way
is made for the sun's ray
to canter up! It goes
along petals, bright
as glittering armored night!
To this unromantic world,
a castle is unfurled
stamens with turrets, gold
and beckoning, where a bee
makes a minstrel melody
until the day is told ...
And then the petals close ...
The traffic of the sun
and honeyed song are rung
out again. The rose
is drawn up and made tight,
a fortress for the night.
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