Day 21 2

 The name of this first rose

was Emmeline,

yes, like the suffragette ,

a rose with double petals 

a pinkyellowwhite thing 


The one you planted was Mercy

Tall and slender, granting us

One mere flower at a time

The thorns barbed outward


This rose, by the way

Is called Sad . The darkest

red burned blue at the edge

Plant at the garden's end,

feed it with silence

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