One White Rose

I saw it there some time ago
Where it came from I really don't know
I never saw it before and I haven't seen it since
A single white rose growing next to a chain link fence

It was white as snow with tips of red
Making me wonder if it's heart had bled
I couldn't understand what it was doing there
But a testimony to me it has come to bear

It was there all alone with nothing to lean upon
Total independence seemed to be its' song
The lessons that single rose has taught me
Seem to be an enormous quantity

I can now stand alone
It's a feeling I've never known
I don't need others to now feel complete
The concept is new but awfully neat

Like that single white rose with the reddened tips
All threads of dependence I can now rip
I may have had a heart that also bled red
But it's not beating me, it's making me stronger instead

So, if a single white rose you happen to see
With petals that to you seem to bleed
Listen very hard with your heart and your soul
To a story of independence as it unfolds

I went again today to see if it was still alive
And there it stood though its' petal totaled only five
Are they representative of our only needs
If so, maybe its' lesson we should all heed

What are the names of each of its elements
Faith, hope, charity and love can be named in just a few moments
But what is that fifth and final link
Is it something we see or do we miss it as easy as we blink

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You are listening to Fur Elise written by Ludwig Van Beethoven.
This has always been my most favorites of piano pieces...
...and it has always made me wish I played the piano.
But I played the accordion which is almost like the piano and
you are about to read my poems which are almost like poetry.

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