A poem of tribute, love, and appreciation for Rose...


What You Are To Me, Must You Ask

What you are to me, must you ask?
Then let me say and say it well.
In the past, you once wore a mask,
a face of what I could not tell.
Then, like a god, you take to task
my proud conceit cloaked in a shell.

Today, intense and raven-haired
with wisdom fit for Pallas Athene,
you are the soul that always dared
to be the friend I've never seen,
the confidante with whom is shared
my hope of things that's never been.

Now, like the Atlas map and chart,
you're a compass to guide my paths
through hopelessness that filled my heart.
And so, life's trials and downdrafts
are less severe because you part
my sea of pain so I may laugh.




Poetry by Ngoc Nguyen The PoetBay support member heart!
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Written on 2022-09-18 at 14:59

Tags Friendship  Love  Rose 

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