HOW A ROSE CAN BRING ETERNAL LIFE br br ELYSIAN br br For who are brave of heart br And those that have always been true to their oaths, br Keeping their souls clean and pure, br Never letting their hearts be defiled by the taint br Of evil and injustice, br And barbaric veniality, br br They are led by Zeus to the end: br To the palace of Kronos, br Where soothing breezes off the Ocean br Breathe over the Isle of the Blessed: br All around flowers are blazing with a br Dazzling light: br Some springing from the shining trees, br Others nourished by the water from the sea: br With circlets and garlands of Red Roses they br Crown their hands, br br The Rose br br Rose the symbol of beauty purity and passion br Made for Olympion Zeus by his grateful children br No crown of thorns for the King of the True Gods br Bacchus giving the nectar, Chlorus the crown of petals br Vertumnus the scent and finally the Radiant Aphrodite br Coloured the Red Rose with tears of Her Immortal Blood.