
Ishan Malik
Rose In Full Bloom
Rambling down a cobbled
pathway,
I stumbled upon a wild rose,
Deep garnet red,
Velveteen petals each curled to
perfection,
Luminescent and innocently pretty,
A coy damsel oblivious of her
beauty,
Fading away unadored and unsung,
Looking at me, she blushed
I stood love stung, adoring her,
Borrowed a steam bearing a bud
Planted her proudly in my garden,
Ever day, day after day,
I watched my rose break out of its
chrysalis,
Groomed it with devout care,
Nurturing it with fertilizer,
Admiring it with every moment,
Watching it grown and come into
full bloom,
Tall and elegant till it grew
And looked down on me!