scarlet rose,
a lady fair,
with snow white skin,
and crimson hair.
her end in a watery grave did meet,
by her lover's hand,
a cold deceit.
scarlet rose,
a lady fair,
with rosy cheeks,
a flushed pink pair.
now by her maker's side she stays,
an angel,
full of golden grace.
scarlet rose,
a lady fair,
beneath her eyelids,
green eyes stare.
her only sin:
a grave mistake;
naivety her life did take.
scarlet rose,
a lady fair,
her figure graceful,
as a mare.
a stranger did she fully trust;
she fell in love,
then all was lost.
scarlet rose,
a lady fair,
the starless night,
did her ensnare.
meant to elope at the end of day,
with her father