Birthday rose<\/p>\n
the color of purity, or brand new, unused cloth diapers,<\/p>\n
(I remember those days so fondly.)<\/p>\n
The green leaves are the same shade<\/p>\n
as the grass my sweet husband mows.<\/p>\n
Standing as tall as 150% the height of the vase<\/p>\n
(I don’t really love math,<\/p>\n
that’s just keeping those skills from getting rusty.)<\/p>\n
Each day on the way to #64,<\/p>\n
it opens a little more,\u00a0 gently,<\/p>\n
as carefully as we open the door<\/p>\n
when we KNOW April 1st is hiding a trick somewhere.<\/p>\n
The fragrance is subtle, but oh so pleasant<\/p>\n
so subtle that it can only be sniffed deliberately<\/p>\n
and worth the effort.<\/p>\n
by Nancy Ann Smith<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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