A Rose By Any Name
A rose once grew strong and tall
sheltered from the elements by a garden wall
and as the days went swiftly by
the rose grew stronger reaching for the light
one day a beam shone through and sealed shut again
masking our sorrow and overgrowing pain
a new day begins and a crevice appears
gently tugging at the roses sharp spears
the rose bent gently to the warming tide
and passed beyond to the other side
now those who deeply feel its loss
take comfort now the rose blooms there
its beauty now even greater as with love and care
it reaches full bloom and we can but stare
Copyright © Gerald Taylor | Year Posted 2020
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