If A Rose Isn't Poem by Shane Markie

If a rose is radiant yellow
and the sun deep red,
will the sun be called rose,
and a rose give light instead?

If a rose is not a rose,
and the sun not our lifeline, will life be different,
and the sun not shine?

If a rose is not a rose,
what is beauty?
If the sun is not the sun,
what will be its duty?