A Sigh

It was nothing but a rose I gave her,—   Nothing but a rose Any wind might rob of half its savor,   Any wind that blows. When she took it from my trembling fingers   With a hand as chill,— Ah, the flying touch upon them lingers,   Stays, and thrills them still! Withered, faded, pressed between the pages,   Crumpled fold on fold,— Once it lay upon her breast, and ages   Cannot make it old!