A rose for The rose <br />For being so prominent in poetry and prose <br />For no other flower has adorned with so much zest <br />Lover’s tresses or a martyr’s wreath <br />For a single flower to epitomize love and hate <br />Cherished From classic to modern, blessed by choice and fate <br />For all the romance and all the tragedies it has seen <br />In the tears of pathos and in the pearls of glee <br />For the petals and thorns and the richness of their harmony <br />To be in ease with its beauty calling for awe and envy <br />For the delicate vulnerability of petals and strong character of thorn <br />To be everywhere and yet so exclusive, has there ever been a human such born?<br /><br />Soma Mukherjee<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-rose-for-the-rose/
