Showing posts with label childlike innocence. Show all posts
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Friday, September 28, 2007

Rose | Celeste Johnson

The rose lay
on the cracked sidewalk
Alone and cold
Day after day
People walked near
Never once
paying it heed
After succumbing to the elements
The rose became dusty
dirty
A girl skips along
Then halts
"Look Mommy!"
The girl bends down
with care picks up the rose
Dusts it off
Breathes deep
"Ahhhh, it smells so good!"
The girl places it behind her ear
Like a island princess
trots off after her mom
The mom smiles
at her daughter
donning the silk rose