BITTERSWEET A Fading rose before me lies, In hint of glory past. And while I know it soon must die I long for it to last. Ah! Sweet flower, how you impart A simple trusting grace As you embrace with open heart A desperate darkened place. From out a bond we once did share Now suffered loss endures. A day of mourning I declare Though dating’s premature. Grief inside me has no color, No particular place; It trickles out, from day to day, In tears upon my face. By Sherry Miller 2005 |
