When the bright sun shines on that chosen place
Within hours, the beginnin of a new life
Slowlt emerging towards the surface
The pale green stem struggles to reach the sky
It is very fragile and very shy
This life is so very weak that it can not even stand up
As days, months and years pass, this stem grows
Softly into a beautiful bud awaiting for the time
To really show who it is
Gaining courage from others this green bud decides
To come out from it's bulb of safety
Slowly this life opens up
Beautiful colors of purplish-blue
Shine through the scared pedals
This purplish-blue soft pedaled rose was so different
So proud to be alive that all the other
Flowers felt her glow
Then one cold day
When the chidren went out to play
A young boy plucked the rose out of her home
And the rest of the flowers hung their
Heads in shame
Written in 1990
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