Terence's Rose

Its been two years that you have been gone But to my heart its not been that long My heart still breaks from missing you But I promise you dear that I will make it through Today celebrates the day of your birth Today, I plant this rose into the earth To live and grow the way I'd hoped you could do I plant this today in honor of you I can watch this rose grow and thrive Just like you did when you were alive Enjoying your laugh and warm embrace Is what is missing from this place Let this seedling grow and flourish Allowing Mother Earth to nourish Its roots, its blossoms and its leaves In your honor, I ask this please My love and care flows through it to you And yours flows through it to me too And when the blossoms begin to appear That’s how I will know that your spirit is near. So in the days and years ahead With a part of you in my flower bed The hard days it will get me through Until once again, i get to see you.