Author Aline Murray Kilmer BECAUSE I show a guarded face To all the world but one or two, And in my heart's most secret place Consider lilies, why should you Whose roses grow in common ground Profane the cloister I have found? Tags Short Poems Rate this poem Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give it 4/5Give it 5/5 No votes yet Rate Reviews Post review No reviews yet. Log in or register to post comments