I Have A Rose

I have a rose
a single solitary rose
this garden
drawn upon a page
with no words written
on this unfertile ground
dry and stark as tumbleweed
flattened is my rose
this poorly drawn rose
in colours, which I dream
can I paint it, full of hope
so a friend can see it grow.

I have a rose
a single solitary rose
this garden
drawn upon a page
scribbled lines
with no words written
it's not about the pen
but the garden
and the rose.

I have a rose
a single solitary rose
is all I have to give
and I give it to a friend
a single solitary friend
I give my garden
I give my rose -
to a friend.

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