One Said, a Rose [handwritten poem by Mary Gilmore, 11 March 1956]

[Editor: This poem by Mary Gilmore was handwritten inside of the front cover of a copy of Fourteen Men (1954); the poem was dated 11 March 1956.]

[One Said, a Rose]

One said, A Rose
And one, A Child
But which was which
Was left unstyled.

And then there came
A gift of joy —
The rose, the child
To Sharon Moy.

Mary Gilmore
Kings Cross
11.3.56

Source:
A copy of Fourteen Men (Sydney: Angus and Robertson, 1954), held in a private collection.

Editor’s notes:
It would be reasonable to assume that this poem was written regarding the child of Sharon Moy.