~The Red Rose~

A Red Rose He Gave to Her

He Said it Was the Symbol of His Love

She Held it in Her Hand so Gently

Caressing the Petals so Softly

And then She Brought it to Her Nose.

This Rose He Offered Her was the Sweetest

She Had Ever Smelt

She Held it to Her Cheek

This Rose He Offered Her

Was the Softest She had Ever Felt.

She Held it Back in Her Hand

And Looked at it Closely

It Was a Perfectly Formed Rose

The Most Beautiful She had Ever Seen

She Held onto it Tighter

Not Wanting to Lose Something So Perfect

One Day the Rose Began to Wilt

She Held it Still

Clenching it Tighter within Her Grasp

Soon the Rose Turned Black

And the Petals Lost Their Softness

They Became Brittle and Broke Easily

Still She Refused to Let Go

One Day a Man Approached Her

He Took Her by the Heart

He Saw the Blood Running from the Rose

That was Still Clasped within Her Hand

Slowly He Began to Pull Her Fingers Back

Taking Each Finger

One by One from around the Rose

When they had All been Removed

And her Palm Lay Open

He Blew Lightly and the Petals Blew Away

He Took the Stalk from Her Palm

And then Threw it

He Cupped Her Cheeks in His Hands

And Said, "Little One..

You Held onto it too Tightly

Once it Began to Die

It was Time to Let Go

The Longer and Tighter You Held On

The More Pain You caused Yourself

Let Me Help You"

So in Saying

He Placed Her Hand in His

And Said to Her

"Trust Me"

(Author Unknown)

So Many Times in Our Lives

We Stare at the Closed Door Behind Us

Instead of the Opened One Before Us

That has been Patiently Waiting for Us

To Just Walk Thru

And it's True that when We Choose to Finally

Walk Thru that Opened Door

We Never Know how Long that Person

Will be Allowed or Permitted to Stay

It May be for Only a Day or Two

Or

It May be for an Entire Lifetime

Either Way, Love Them.

If they Choose to Travel on and Alone

Love them Enough to Set them Free

If they Come Back

Then they Are Yours

Be Grateful they Have Come Home

To Erase Every Miss

And if they don't

Then they Never really were Yours to Keep

But Most Importantly

It didn't Mean that they didn't Love You

With All that they Had

So be Thankful that You were given the Time

And the Chance

To Know them and to Love them at all.

Love is a Gift

Treasure it Everyday

I Thank You, For First

Being My Friend

And then

For Allowing Me the Time and the Space

That was Needed to Grow

So Simply

I Love You

I Always Will

Just Deep and Passionate Kisses from my Heart,

A Princess At Heart - Cinderella

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