A lovely rose with petals softA scent so sweet and lightSo beautiful a flowerWith colors shining bright.But something not so savoryAbout the fragrant rose -The thorns, so sharp upon the stem,That sharpen as it grows.
Yet still lovely is the flowerDespite the thorns that prickJust as life and love are sweetThey too have thorns that stick.
But do not fear to live or love,Life’s not exempt from