Roses December 29th 1981
A blaze of colour, red and green
And some reflections in between.
Sadness comes but loving too.
The glorious blooms stand proud for you.
Each flower, each petal, perfect red,
Are moments, meetings, in their stead.
Shyly starting, tender buds
Opening in many moods.
Some decay like day long meets,
Others drop, are gone, like treats.
The leaves, however, green and plain,
‘Present life’s steadfast, endless lane.
The life-spark goes, the moistness dries
But green remains to taunt our eyes,
Reminding us that life goes on
Though gorgeous blooms are dead and gone