A single rose…
A symbol of love
Its beauty only deepens as time passes
It is beautiful at the onset
When it is new in bloom
A preview of the beauty that will develop
Wrapped tight upon itself with just the glimpse of color
Knowing that it will blossom
And open petal by petal
Each flower unique
Hidden in a bouquet
It appears as every other rose
But alone…
Each petal creates a unique beauty
As the flower opens it becomes more beautiful
The fragrance more aromatic
The colors more vivid
The velvety petals begin to fall
And create a palate of colors on the ground
Beauty carpets the area beneath
There is no waste
Beauty exists through every stage
The beauty of the flower in some way changes
Yet always remains the same
Time only serves to deepen the beauty of the rose
As it does to deepen the beauty of love
Time destroys nothing that God creates
It only changes the way in which the beauty is viewed
A single rose and …love
Both unique; both with a beauty to be admired
Both will blossom when tended by loving hands
Written by TaVona Salaz Treadwell