Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash
ROSE
I planted a rose
In the Earth so deep
Watered
Pruned
Tended with care
One day
The rains stopped
River dried up
Petals a faded
Memory of past blooms
Yet the thorns cut deep
Cloud's tears well up
Rains wash down
The rose returns
A bloom of love
TA Shaw
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TA Shaw
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Comments (1)
How true and poetically painted... A love that is cared for can never die...challenges can't even sway it ...it only grows stronger...Absolutely Beautiful!!!...😊💖