Red roses and red noses

Some people praise red roses:

But I beg leave to say

That I prefer red noses -

I think they are so gay.

À Kempis says we must not cling

To things that pass away!

Red Noses last a lifetime -

Red Roses but a day.

Red roses blow but thrice a year -

In June, July or May:

But owners of Red Noses

Can blow them every day.