R O S E S 



   I like fresh roses best 
   hung up-side-down 
   and drying in a 
   darkened closet. 

   For if they rest awhile, 
   then they may last forever. 

   And when my world seems 
   up-side-down and dark, 
   I go alone into my closet 
   and think upon 
   the Everlasting Promise 
   crowned with thorns. 

     Anne Bryant-Hamon 
      August 11th  1998 

       "Summer In Washington"