Pink-Eyed Roses Fresh from the greenhouse. Bright and willful, Wrapped in buttery yellow parchment, Ready to please StrongSelf-Confident  Soften with age in a few swift-passing days, Yet beautiful and joyful with life Begin to mellow, to lose intensity Unfurling, weakening their hold on life  Softly saying their farewells Hiding the fragrance of all they knowFragile and sweet to the end

 Pink-Eyed Roses Fresh from the greenhouse. Bright and willful, Wrapped in buttery yellow parchment, Ready to please StrongSelf-Confident  Soften with age in a few swift-passing days, Yet beautiful and joyful with life Begin to mellow, to lose intensity Unfurling, gradually losing their grip on life  Softly saying their farewells Holding still the fragrance of all they knowFragile and sweet to the end.

Stained glass windows on the Presbyterian church. I love this one.These two churches are located in Haskell, Oklahoma.One ought, every day at least,to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture, and if it were possible, to speak a few reasonable words. ~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe