Monday, 04 December 2006 15:12
Lisa Jain Thompson
The Gift
This morning,
While the earth was still wet with night,
I picked a rose
To bring to you,
And then remembered
You were not here
And I slept alone.
I held the rose
Until the world grew warm
And dried the tears
That clung to me.
Copyright Lisa Jain Thompson
July 26, 1997
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