nadia ntanu - life as a rose

a rose once grew where all could see,
sheltered beside a garden wall
and as the days passed swiftly by,
it spread its branches straight and tall
one day, a beam of light shone through
a crevice that had opened wide
the rose bent gently toward its warmth
then passed beyond to the other side
now, you who deeply feel its texture
be comforted, the rose blooms there,
its beauty even greater
now nurtured by God's own loving care..

nadia ntanu

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