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  >> Static Item >> Poetry >> Arts >> ID #256943  |   Show DetailsPrinter Friendly Page Tell A Friend
December Rose
When you reach the age that the outcome of a rose is so important.
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The old man stops
beside the bush,
its buds dipped in ice.
What color will the petals be?
Will they remain enclosed?

A simple thought
so powerful he trembles.
Sadness hushes the moment
he questions his concern.
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