It's risky being a late blooming rose <br />to dare to be beautiful <br />when others appeal has faded away <br /> <br />you risk the frost that could come <br />in the encroaching darkness <br />and steal away your rueful boldness <br /> <br />but today is warm and the eve will only be cool <br />and you look beautiful, sitting elegant, Intelligent <br />your reading glasses perched on your delightful nose <br /> <br />your book in hand and the simple fabric <br />you've Chosen to wear, <br />it fails to compete with the women you are, <br /> <br />a strikingly beautiful Autumn Rose<br /><br />Trucker Jeff<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/autumn-rose-2/
