The Best to Bloom

The Best to Bloom[1]

 

My lady was the first to bloom, the last to pass away;

She lingered in an act of love and gloried the day

 

There was a lesson in her life, a story in her stem

That spoke of angels in our midst

And how we might be them

 

She lived to see a thousand blooms,

A thousand joys of birth,

 

A thousand lives

Of consequence,

 

As each joy left the Earth

 

She was a mother to all things

That blossomed near the lake:

 

The best to bloom and live so long,

But for a garden's sake.

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[1] Roses are like daisies in that they are born to love. But unlike daisies, roses recognize and attack evil whenever it is before them. They are the most admirable of God’s creations, saints who are willing to fight and even lay down their lives for the “First Love.” They are invariably women, whose faith and intuitive wisdom inspire the better angels in others.

 

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