Poem for a Rose.

As I lay here amongst

The roses pointed thorns

I find my heart is at peace.

Even when the thorns prick me

Even when they make me bleed

I know this is where I belong.

And when the roses bloom

The Rose Princess comes

She has come to steal my heart.

With just her gentle grace

Her soft touch to my cheek

My heart is gone.

With this delicate maid

I become softer

I am a warrior at peace.

As her blushing petals unfold

Little by little I learn

Things about her I didn't know before.

As I lay a kiss to her

I feel the warmth between us

Then I know this Rose is mine.