I held up red rose to smell with my nose A velvety dense aroma arose
I walked to the park where the gardener grows Sun, soil and wind; his nature he shows He waters the garden, he sprinkles with hose I sat on a bench where he prunes, weeds and mows A tree full of life and a whole flock of crows
I noticed the plants all lined up in rows I opened my book about to write prose Tearful and heavy with so many woes...
A red breasted robin in bushes it goes Kitty cat follows while striking a pose Followed by me among thorns and each rose I held up red rose to smell with my nose A velvety dense aroma arose
I followed the scent to a statue and froze The sky had not one but two large rainbows More aesthetically pleasing than ribbons and bows The beauty, the fragrance, a song to compose
I fell on my knees, touched her feet and her toes The feet that crushed serpent can banish the crows I prayed for myself and my sisters and bros Reflecting on all of my highs and my lows I pleaded with wonderful mystical rose To ask Dear Lord Jesus to shoo off the crows God’s daughter, spouse and mother; the rose Said yes, yes, yes! There weren’t any no’s I held up red rose to smell with my nose A velvety dense aroma arose
Key: Red rose = Mary’s love and beauty, martyrdom and sacrifice, Christ’s passion and divine love. A velvety dense aroma of rose = Scent of sanctity Gardener = God the father Sun, soil, wind, water = Holy Spirit Waters, prunes, weeds, mows = God nourishing and working on us spiritually to free us from sin Tree full of life = Jesus Crows = The fall of creation; Spiritual corruption and decay Plants lined up in rows = Divine order So many woes = Grief and sorrow; the cry of the earth in memory of Our Lady of Sorrows Red breasted robin = Christ’s sacrifice and the blood of Christ Cat = God’s mystical presence Thorns = Pain and suffering Roses = Hope of eternal life Double rainbow = God’s covenant amplified Mystical Rose = ****** Mary