* Four Roses *

They really were a prize

I was walking through the countryside

When, much to my surprise

I saw them on a hillside

At first glance thought "A weed"

I continued on the pathway

Just to see where it would lead

In amongst the sand and grass

And rocks that nestled there

Hidden from the normal view

I gazed at them with care

4 roses showed themselves to me

A very pleasing sight

The first one was so beautiful

Its petals were all white

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Slightly behind and to the left

My gaze was being led

Another rose ... a different hue

This one was all red.

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I spied another to the right

I was a lucky fellow

To see the beauty I beheld

Another ... this one yellow

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A fourth one nestled right behind

The three ... but still peeked through

I looked at it with reverence

And noticed it was blue

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I wondered "Should I pick them?"

"And bring them back to you?"

So you could see what I have seen

And know their beauty too

I decided not to

As I looked at them today

The glorious sight of beauty

Would surely fade away

I thought of how to share these

In quite a different way

And so I bring this poem to you

Of what I saw today

The white rose is the pureness

Not of me ... but them

Their value picked could never match

Pure beauty on a stem

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The red rose is the love I felt

When I saw them today

Or maybe twas the anger

If I'd taken them away

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The yellow rose was caution

That's what made me choose

To let the roses live there in

This patch of different hues

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The blue rose was the sadness felt

As I left them behind

"But tis okay" I thought aloud

For even those who're blind

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Would sense the beauty that I saw

This place was heaven sent

Twas not for me to disregard

The hope that this place meant

And so I share with you today

This hard reality

Would you have picked them for a friend?

If so ... then don't for me

~author~Bruce Parsons~

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May your dreams come true,

Your prayers be answered

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