I walk through the garden
On this warm summer's day,
To smell the flowers
That grandma raised.
In the middle
Of this garden of gold,
Stood this one,
Single red stem rose.
The rose means so many things,
From the ones you receive on your wedding day,
To the one you get on Valentine's Day,
But this single rose standing here today
Represents the love grandma gave.
From the love she gave,
When she planted it that day,
To the love she gave us,
Each and every day,
So when you pass this garden of gold,
Remember the love that this rose holds.
This poem reminds me of my mother. She loved planting flowers, especially roses. That was one of her greatest joys, and one year she grew beautiful roses the size of a 2 lb. coffee can lid....
Garden Of Gold
Published by Family Friend Poems July 2006 with permission of the Author.
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