A Rose

by Andres Chavez
(Reno, NV)

There was once a rose
that lived in a desert
it was tall and lived long
even though it was all alone
it grew strong
stronger then any bone
taking the sun's beating everyday
it found to a way to live someway
lived without water
and still had no bother
even in the freezing cold
it didn't grow old
how can this rose live?
becuz of all the love it gives