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A WOMAN'S WISH by ELLA MASON

First Line: I WISH I MIGHT BE LIKE THE ROSE
Last Line: LEAVING A FRAGRANT MEMORY . . .
Subject(s): FLOWERS; ROSES;

I wish I might be like the rose
Who gathers beauty as she grows;
The rose who, drinking sun and air,
Breathes out her love life without care;

Like the rose who lives her day
Spreading her magic for display
Freely to those who pass her door,
Giving her all -- knowing no more.

I wish I might be like the rose
Who gathers beauty as she grows,
And when she goes, fades quietly,
Leaving a fragrant memory . . .



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