Love is a Rose
 That blooms in the garden
 of the heart.
 Precious and prized
 it comes in infinite
 varieties
 Yet each new love is fresh
 and unique-
 there has never been 
 nor ever will be a love
 just like it.

 Love is rooted in caring,
 nourished by sharing and
 warmth by kindness
 from the promise of a
 budding love,
 to the glory of full blown
 love,
 every unfolding moment of love
 has a beauty all its own.

 Love takes tending.
 It may need weeding or pruning
 to grow stronger.
 Love can hold pain, too-
 the thorns of misunderstanding or absence.
 But still, with careful nurturing,
 love can find its way over
 and around or through all obstacles.

 Love transforms the heart
 holding love, for however long or brief a time,
 calls forth what is deepest, truest and best in the heart.
 Every heart touched by love is reborn - 
 filled with the miracle of new life.
 Love blooms forever in springtime hearts.