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Jason Douglas Pruitt

Rambling Rose

When tomorrow dies
and today becomes bleak,
what flower will grow
in this gloomy reak?

The Red Rose will grow
and become bright
for within Her
shines an everlasting light.

With blooms that are soft
and fragrantly sweet
our lives are enriched
when once we meet.

But, alas winter will come
and the bud grows dim.
From our lives is lost
the bud with slender stem.

Fare thee well
to the Ramblling Rose!
May the Sun shine brightly
where ever She grows