Ode to a Rose

Petals pucker forth like lips
Radiance and bliss
Soft caressing fingertips
A lover's tender kiss

Pink for grace, red for love
Of royal purple please beware
White a pure and peaceful dove
Yellow to show you care

A single rose as magical
As Cupid's feathered dart
Nectar sweet to scent them all
Each bud a work of art

Petals puckered forth as lips
To grace a lover's kiss
Reverent rose beyond eclipse
For joy ...
   No cell amiss