Tomorrow I will paint a rose
Tomorrow I will paint a rose
In the garden where it grows
But first I’ll breathe its perfume sweet
Heady in the August heat
I’ll sit and look and look and sit
And contemplate the shape of it
The petals in concentric folds
Enveloping its lovely soul
My brain will switch from left to right
Like meditation, taking flight
Awe and wonder layer by layer
A quiet solitary prayer
Whose destination, heaven knows
But I’m resolved, you may suppose
Tomorrow I will paint a rose
Tomorrow I will paint a rose
In the garden where it grows
But first I’ll breathe its perfume sweet
Heady in the August heat
I’ll sit and look and look and sit
And contemplate the shape of it
The petals in concentric folds
Enveloping its lovely soul
My brain will switch from left to right
Like meditation, taking flight
Awe and wonder layer by layer
A quiet solitary prayer
Whose destination, heaven knows
But I’m resolved, you may suppose
Tomorrow I will paint a rose
6th August 2010, Hounoux
I look forward to seeing the painting of this wonderful scented rose.
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