The sheer beauty of the rose cannot be denied
nor it's jewel like claws
but if either were missing,
it would not be a true reflection of life.
Picked at dawn to protect them from the scorching heat
yet shrivelled my lunch time, even in the house
but no less beautiful
like kind people in old age
the care lines cancelled out by
the wrinkles of all those years of smiling.
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