The love rose blooms, 5 petals in red
The parents let their infant rest in bed
White clouds cover the skies of blue
Mother’s love, to her child, was true
A tree behind the rose gives it shade
Mother fed the child, soup she made
Caring-tree gave the rose leaves to eat
The child gets a blanket, big and neat
Father is hunting for food, winter comes
Oh in winter, a hummingbird never hums
Father vanishes, all frozen in the cold
Mother still feeds her child, too bold
The tree breaks its arms to fall around
The rose is now all safe on the ground
No cold winds to hurt this rose here
Mother was freezing, sheds her tear
Holding her child to her chest, she dies
And the last leaf of the tree finally flies
The rose grows and is now a tree
The child grew up, he is also free
Leave a path of sacrifice for others to lead
A tree you see today was yesterday’s seed
January 2017