Where roses grow amidst the wire
Across the green meadow
In greenbrier
They appear in spring so luminous
Kissed by the morning dew
In sweet insistent wind
Refreshing and new
One single red rose among the thorns
Placed with love and certainty
A rose of crimson red
Bright and lovely
A young girl's heart is mesmerized
For a thing of beauty so strong
She stands breathless
Such beauty strewn
Across the years and distant shore
My grandma smiles upon me
The red roses she placed
Lives in my heart
Through eternity
What shall we leave behind when gone
For those who follow behind
Twined in barbed wire
Roses so divine
© Susie Swanson, 2015
© Susie Swanson, 2015
These are a few of my grandma's roses from last year.. Some call them Seven Sisters. She planted them all over the community. Every year when they bloom I think of her and her love of these beautiful roses and all flowers. She sure did leave a beautiful legacy behind for all to enjoy.. Blessings to all... ~Susie
They are beautiful; we have them growing along fences in the pasture. I don't know how they got there; maybe a bird?
ReplyDeleteThanks Charlotte. It probably was a bird. Roses spread fast it seems over a period of time but I'm amazed at how long these have lasted. My grandma died in 1960 and she planted them years before that.
DeleteYour grandma did a "Sawab - e - Jaria" continuous blessing. Generation to come will enjoy.
ReplyDeleteI hope that you are taking care of yourself. Your poems and your posts make us all feel so good. I thank you for the gift of reading I get from you.
Thank you so much dear friend. I thank you for your sweet words and your visits...
Deleteaahh, there's nothing like the smell of sweet roses, Susie. You will always have the special memories of these roses and your grandma. How nice that she planted them all over the community. Everyone can enjoy them through the years now. This is a very nice poem, Susie.
ReplyDeletelove, ~Sheri
Susie, I bet nothing smells as good as those wild roses. I love that your grandmother planted them everywhere. We should all do something like that. Blessings, hope you are feeling better. xoxo, Susie
ReplyDeleteThey are so pretty, Susie, and what a wonderful way to be remembered!
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