Sub Noctus Rosa Poem by Joseph Oliver

Under the night's rose, I see a beautiful maiden, oh so sweet!
Her beauty is greater than that of the moon, It is greater than that of the sun,
Her new lover I will become soon, And then her love I will have won!
Shadows dance around our hearts as to each other we so cling,
The wind and trees in our ears eternally sing!

Under the night's rose, We dance to the song of nature, oh so fair!
We twist and twirl, the pain of separation is the worst torture, we kiss under Luna's Glare.
She is mine and I am hers,
Oh, how I long to spoil her with jewels and furs!
The Light wraps around our hearts as to each other we so cling,
The Touch of time may have taken her and I,
But never will we say “Good-bye”

Under the night's rose, We live to love, oh so much!
Even the Seraphs of heaven above, seek our love's great touch.
She kisses me with lips red as wine,
Love flows from my heart and makes her mine.
As long as we both shall live,
No peril will the angels to our love give!
Fire is in our embracing arms,
We are shielded from all mortal harms.
The touch of time has taken her and I,
But never will we say “Good-bye”!