The Young Girl And The Rose Poem by Jim Yerman

The lone rose never asked for much
and never once complained…
She was happy when the sunlight reached her
and when her petals filled with rain.

She grew outside the young girls window
and always found a way
to stand a little straighter
when the young girl smiled her way.

Not once did the young girl forget her…
for every day she chose
to open her window, smile, wave
and say, "Good Morning! " to her rose.

And they were happy with their relationship…
It made the girl and her rose glow…
until the change of seasons
and the fall winds began to blow..

Soon it would be winter
When her single rose would die
and so the young girl and the rose
prepared to say goodbye.

"What can I do for you? " The young girl asked
"since you've given so much to me?
The rose had but one request
"Can you take me to the sea? "

"I've seen the sun, the moon the stars
I've seen the birds the trees and more…
but I would love once before I'm gone
if I could see the shore."

And so they traveled to the shore
to where the ocean meets the sky…
and here they sat and watched the waves
and it was here they said goodbye.