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To Hug a Rose


I’m laughing
watching a blind man
me

a man craving intimate touch
tending to his garden

a garden filled with blossoms
delicate petals
heavenly scents

so much perfection

and yet

for all his need to embrace love
to hug life
he has filled his garden with roses
blissful beauty amidst
a sea of thorns

I smile
at the gardener
me

paradise can be painful


tio stib

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7 thoughts on “To Hug a Rose

    • You are most welcome. And thank you for the comic relief you provided with your “Stumped Town Dementia” blog as I struggled to care for my dementia stricken wife.

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