Yellow Rose

A yellow rose to tell me
How very loved I am
A bouquet from my dearest
Lay upon my marker stone

The winds roam free around me
No visitor in sight
The quiet noise of lonely
I am missing you tonight

Leaves of autumn strewn about
Distant sounds of living
Fill me with sorrow this night
I am no longer breathing

Salty fresh this earthen soil
I open to welcome you
May you rest your weary head
And forever your rose blooms

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