Of the Beauty of the Rose
LAUGHTER
FRIENDSHIP AND JOY
A BUDDING ROSE OPENS TO THE NEW DAYS SUN
SLOWLY
THE PETALS SPREAD THEMSELVES
OPENING TO FREE THE BEAUTY DEEP WITHIN
SHADOWS
PASSING CLOUDS OF UNCERTAINTY
EARLY COMES THE EVENING
PAINFULLY
LOVE SLOWLY PASSES
WITH THE ENCROACHING DARKNESS
LINGERING
SADLY CLOSES THE ROSE
WITHHOLDING ITS CHARMS FROM THE LOVER
KNOWINGLY
HE COAXS THE LOVE
CLOSED IN THE HEART OF THE ROSE
SHINING
ANOTHER DAY APPROACHES
ONCE AGAIN COMES THE WARMING LIGHT
GLOWING
BRIGHT IN THEIR HEARTS
THE PETALS ONCE AGAIN SHOW THEIR BEAUTY
LOVE
THE ROSE BLOOMS RADIANT
IS STRENGTHENED IN THE LEARNING
OF THE BEAUTY OF THE ROSE
William N. Simpson © 1983,2001
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