Wine & Roses

 

When I look at a flower

I see more than its color

I see the petals aura

I see the bee and the nectar

As the flower blossoms into

The aroma of you

 

This flower may not be eternal

As I write in my journal

The nectar spreads in the wind

So in many ways it ascends

Continuously, it is forever

And to which I endeavor

Of my life with you

 

At times a petal falls

With it my heart recalls

Why it beats for you

There is not much you can do

I suppose to not change

As you are not strange

Nor would I want you to be

 

The wine, although

I can taste its glow

It touches parts familiar

Yet often each one isn't similar

Bitter or sweet

With you I am complete

 

I love you

 

 

 

 

 

background and poem by Gary Hodges
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