Forty plus years <br />this rose began its start <br />with a love so pure <br />from two connected hearts <br /> <br />Why it did not bloom <br />in the many Spring's past <br />is only known to Him <br />whose hand this mold did cast <br /> <br />But it is in the winter <br />of these two lives <br />When the roots regain <br />and grow and thrive <br /> <br />A love lay dormant <br />for years and years <br />Now burst to life <br />with joyful tears <br /> <br />Their love over the years <br />silently survives and grows <br />as does the petals <br />of the Winter Rose <br /> <br />Donna DeLong Matthews <br />August 2005 <br />Rewrite May 2006<br /><br />DonnaDeLong Matthews<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-winter-rose/
