ROSES

     by Emily M. Parris
     Written 6/22/92

Roses are the most beautiful flower
So perfectly shaped and designed
Each petal so soft and delicate
That it brings perfection to mind

The fragrance of roses is wonderful
A fragrance to nurture the soul
For a rose is sweetly enticing
So perfectly precious and whole

Though roses come with a thorn or two
We forgive that prickly flaw
For a rose is surely the sweetest thing
That anyone ever saw


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Copyright 1992 by Emily M. Parris
All Rights Reserved

Inspired by Pete's Landlady who loved Roses and kept them
everywhere in her garden and around the house there in San Jose, CA.
Written 6/22/92 in Kansas City, MO