A Softness
I have known rose petals
Of beauty I cannot describe
They floated around me gently
From side to side
I thought these petals were
Meant only for me alone
Then one day I watched as they
Seemed different, somehow not mine to own
They seemed so soft and caring
T'was love I thought they brought
But I knew when I saw them and that
They seemed to be made of rock
All I wanted was a pureness
A softness I could keep
Tears stung my eyes as
They fell hard around my feet
Instead of softness they had
A hardness I had never seen
In something so beautiful
Yes, the tears did sting
But I know True loving petals
Will never fall so fast and hard
The True loving petals will fall gently
Floating as a soft rain, coming gently toward
That is when I will know Love
The rose will show me true
As petals fall so gently around me
They will be that True gift from You.
©Dana Waldrip-Price
2011
