Lone Lily

I had tea under a balcony, and admired the roses cascading down graciously A lone lily awaiting water... I breathed in its cool fragrance before leaving By mistake I left my coat draped like an "el" on its side over the white chair The servant said she saw a tramp with it two nights later, and he did not smell of roses or the lily I have forgiven him, for what is his life against mine, singing of roses and remembering lone lily? --------------------------------------- 4/15/2015 Contest - Life Sponsor - Janis Thompson Fifth Place Win in Première Contest ---------------------------------------- Featured poem of the week commencing 12/9/2018.