Old Fashioned Valentine's Bouquet

Old Fashioned Valentine's Bouquet #68

THE BEAUTY OF THE ROSE

Think of the stem as the road of life--ever bending
turning and changing, as we walk along life's road.

Think of the rose, as our hearts--delicate and fragile
slowly healing, and slowly opening,
as time heals our wounds.

Think of the broken petals--as the broken dreams
broken hearts, and wounded spirits, that have filled our lives.

Think of the growth of the rose, and the opening of the petals--
as time that passes, as we forget our pains,
and as we grow, and as we experience new joys,
new dreams, new hope, new love, and new friendships.

Think of the fallen petals as growth--
as we learn to let go of the burdens we need not carry
along the way, as we allow our hearts to open again
our hearts will heal, we will learn to love again,
we will become stronger. Time is a healer.

When we can see the beauty of the rose--
we learn to see the beauties of life--that's when we'll know
we've healed, and we've become as the Rose.

~author unknown~