THE ROSE FAIRY

THE ROSE FAIRY

Sometime in early morning

When your garden is sun kissed,

Take a look around you

And you will see me in the mist.

I am the gentle Rose Fairy

You will see me everywhere,

With soft and velvet petals

And dewdrops in my hair.

I have dresses of many colours

And a fragrance very sweet,

I am here to keep you company

And scatter petals at your feet.

My wings are made of cobwebs

And look like perfect lace,

I move through your garden

With dignity and grace.

So if you look around your garden

And feel the morning dew,

Then you should know The Rose Fairy

Has been to visit you.

© Linda J. Vaughan

June 2007

THE LAST ROSE OF SUMMER

THE LAST ROSE OF SUMMER

A long hot summer now is fading

And chill is in the air,

I walked today in my garden

And saw changes everywhere.

A sweet and fragrant rose

Dropped its petals as I passed,

Its beauty now has faded

Of course it could not last.

I touched the velvet petals

And somehow thought of you.

I sensed your time of struggle

The effort to get through.

Keep you eye upon the hedgerow

And not the thorns below,

And you will see the rose ~

You will watch it grow

You will smell the sweet perfume

It’s petals you will touch.

Just know that friends are out there

And that they care so much.

© Linda J. Vaughan