God's Gardening
People and roses both grow towards the light,
Especially with love and attention just right.
And everyday God picks some of each,
And he holds them dear, just out of our reach.
But the memories of them keep living on,
For within our hearts, they are never really gone.
Celeste R. Spadavecchia (Pongrácz),
Published 1995, poem compendium, USA