Roses, adorned in petals red,
In their beauty, a tale of woe,
A languid sadness filled each thread.
Their fragrance, once where love was spread,
Now lingers in the winter's snow,
Roses, adorned in petals red.
Once vibrant, but now long dead,
Each bloom unfolds a tearful show,
A languid sadness filled each thread.
They tell a story left unsaid,
Of love that's been reduced to woe,
Roses, adorned in petals red.
Their elegant allure has bled,
Their glory, lost forevermore,
A languid sadness filled each thread.
In gardens where their beauty spread,
Now empty spaces are aglow,
Roses, adorned in petals red,
A languid sadness filled each thread.
©jamielong
J