I have a white rose to tend
In July as in January;
I give it to the true friend
Who offers his frank hand to me.
And for the cruel one whose blows
Break the heart by which I live,
Thistle nor thorn do I give:
For him, too, I have a white rose.

(C) Jose Marti
01/16/2019


Best Poems of Jose Marti

• I Have A White Rose To Tend (verse Xxxix)
• Pour Out Your Sorrows, My Heart (verse Xlvi)
• Flores Del Cielo
• Yo Sacaré Lo Que En El Pecho Tengo
• Cultivo Una Rosa Blanca... (verso Xxxix)
• Xxvi-yo Que Vivo Aunque Me He Muerto...
• Dos Patrias
• Homagno Audaz
• El Enemigo Brutal (verso Xxvii)
• Yo Tengo Un Amigo Muerto... (verso Viii)
• I Dream Awake (from Ismaelillo)
• Cuba Nos Une
• Yugo Y Estrella
• Si Quieres Que De Este Mundo... (verso Vi)
• A Mi Alma
• àguila Blanca
• La Perla De La Mora
• Luz De Luna
• Odio El Mar
• The Spanish Dancer (verse X)
• Because Your Eyes Were Two Flames (verse Xix)