<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=570865" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Rose at 21</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">Ten past eight<br>That warm September night<br>In an antiseptic room<br>Your first tentative cry <br>Celebrating your entry<br>Into this world<br>Blonde-streaked, pink-cheeked<br>You had to be <br>Rose<br>And like the flower<br>Over time you have grown</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Bright and shiny in your early years<br>Then sprouting those protective thorns<br>During early teenage<br>Where tight-budded<br>You hid your beauty<br>From the world</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Now this late blossoming<br>To unfold your full face<br>And finally fit comfortably into <br>You<br>Multi-layered<br>Golden-haired<br>A history shared<br>Of highs and lows<br>This is for you<br>I love you, Rose</div><div style="margin:10px 0"></div><div style="margin:10px 0"></div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br>© Ray Mather 2006</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Ray+Mather">Ray Mather</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=570865" data-title="Rose at 21 de Ray Mather" data-description="Ten past eight That warm September night In an antiseptic room Your first tentative cry Celebrating your entry Into this world Blonde-streaked, pink-cheeked You had to be Rose And like the flower Over time you have grown Bright and shiny in you..."></div> </div> </div>

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