My limbs are wasted with a flame,
My feet are sore with traveling,
For, calling on my Lady’s name,
My lips have now forgot to sing.
O Linnet in the wild-rose brake
Strain for my Love thy melody,
O Lark sing louder for love’s sake,
My gentle Lady passeth by.
She is too fair for any man
To see or hold his heart’s delight,
Fairer than Queen or courtesan
Or moonlit water in the night.
Her hair is bound with myrtle leaves,
(Green leaves upon her golden hair!)
Green grasses through the yellow sheaves
Of autumn corn are not more fair.
Her little lips, more made to kiss
Than to cry bitterly for pain,
Are tremulous as brook-water is,
Or roses after evening rain.
Her neck is like white melilote
Flushing for pleasure of the sun,
The throbbing of the linnet’s throat
Is not so sweet to look upon.
As a pomegranate, cut in twain,
White-seeded, is her crimson mouth,
Her cheeks are as the fading stain
Where the peach reddens to the south.
O twining hands! O delicate
White body made for love and pain!
O House of love! O desolate
Pale flower beaten by the rain!
Soft, lush myrtle and dry, sweet melilot with wild rose, pomegranate juice and peach blossom against a background of deep aquatic notes and a twirl of melancholy autumn breezes.
artimisia –
Just what it says on the tin. The frankincense is enough in the background that this smells like roses and wood. Very pleasant. Medium throw and lasts all day.
thecoffeeslayer –
This is rose all the way through on me. Well, rose and a touch of baby powder?
Lydia –
Totally fantastic! I ordered it hoping for a rose scent that wasn’t too powdery and it absolutely delivered. The frankincense added just enough “depth” to it that it was comfortably far from a flat floral scent, though it was the first thing to fade. Out of the vial, it struck me as much more tart than I would have preferred, but once it came in touch with my skin it mellowed out into a soft, ethereal scent- exactly what I wanted. I will definitely be getting the full size!
Katrina –
This is a wonderful rose. The floral notes are warm, and the incense keeps it from being cloying or too soapy. A personal favourite, will buy again.
xaglow –
I can’t sing this scents parses enough! The rose is strong without being powdery, or overly flowery. Its fresh and exactly what I’ve been looking for in the sea of rose scented perfumes. The frankincense is strongest while wet, almost at the end of the scent. Very lovely, will be buying the larger bottle.
allvirgo –
Smells like a true, fresh rose if a rose could be ‘ripe’ without being green or powdery. I don’t get much frankincense–in fact, on my skin, it smells EXACTLY like good rose turkish delight, without being very sweet.