The Desert Rose
by cricketjeff on September 23, 2009. © Jeff Green, All rights reserved
A single rose may flourish in the baking desert sun
Her beauty may assault the tortured sand
Whatever comes to greet her she may answer it in fun
How many blows can any rose withstand
The night may fall like thunder and the rose may disappear
But still release the sweetest floral scent
Each crude assault of fortune may produce a silent tear
In time the gods against her must relent
The pantheon is jealous of the beauty of the rose
And tries to spoil each perfect petal’s sheen
But beauty is much stronger than the forces science knows
The rose returns to make the desert green
The rose that stands for passions is too sweet to fade away
I want to stand and marvel at that desert rose today
Author notes
Keep fighting Tory!
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