Tender Only To One

Tender only to one Tender and true The petals swing To my fingering Is it you, or you, or you?

Tender only to one I do not know his name And the friends who fall To the petals’ call May think my love to blame.

Tender only to one This petal holds a clue The face it shows But too well knows Who I am tender to.

Tender only to one,

Last petal’s latest breath Cries out aloud From the icy shroud His name, his name is Death.