The Rose
by: Raven Shadowborne © 1998
 

A symbol of lovers
caught up in each other

A symbol of feelings
shared with another

A symbol of strength
fragile yet hardy

A symbol of purity
snow white innocence

A symbol of grace
within lofty branches

a symbol of pain
pricked by the thorns

a symbol of comittment
to grow within life

a symbol of hope
revealing hidden beauty

a symbol of yeilding
thru soft velvet petals

a symbol of faith
that spring looms once more

a symbol of life
with all it's mystery

The Rose
a symbol for all time