Rose and Berry

We have tried to curb their passionate advance,
But truly nature has its own designs on beauty.
The rosebush, wild at heart, fills her love-tilled bed,
And coaxes firethorn from his domestic frame,
Drawing berried branches up through her domain,
And smugly blooms in pink delight,
And dares the other, come again.

© A. M. Siriano, 2003 Sep 22, All Rights Reserved