March 24, 2011
I have known you roses, far across the sea Braving the blistering humidity, Your beauty tried in a struggle to survive. In your home of light do you remember me?
I have seen you, roses, where the cool Pacific winds Anoint you with their fleeting fog that binds Lover to lover who would forever live Far from the ugliness of human minds
Who distort and darken beauty with their thought. O roses with the power poets sought When poetry and rhythm were alive And metred the soul of loveliness you caught
Surviving in hostile climates to withstand Torrential rain, to grow upon the sand. In the harshest of conditions still you thrive And from the wakened heart such love command
As one who wears intoxicating perfume Walking through a crowded living room Cannot vie with the fragrance that you give Dispenser of life's penetrating gloom.
I love you roses and I love you well, But sudden spring still holds me in its spell When irises and peonies arrive Bringing heaven's touch to all our self-made hell.
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