The Windswept Rose

by Mary E. Lowd


Cool, pale, sunlight-yellow
‪A cheerful veneer
‪Hiding the anger
‪Wrapping up the fiery, fearsome
‪Burning red within

‪Tempering, protecting
‪Keeping the spark safe
‪For a day—‬
‪—someday—‬
‪with less wind

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