He Promised Me A Rose Garden

Have you ever taken the time to walk through a Rose Garden?
Walked it alone through the peace of beauty growing?
Through the beauty of color, texture and fragrance
The sun has just come over the horizon
There is just enough to light the garden
You are speechless at the radiant beauty of the morning dew
The delicate little drops which lie there
On the pedals just glimmering from the awakening light
It is the most magnificent when you are alone
It is quiet, peaceful and
you
also find
Him
Like the dew on the rose
There are tears in your eyes
When you awaken to
His presence
Can you feel Him?
The dew knows
As the rose knows
And even the sun knows
They have always known that
He awaits
In the garden for you
This is why the sun is clearly bright
The roses are radiant with thorns smiling color and sweet fragrance
The dew, the tiny dew which sparkles like crisp ice
On a cold southern morning
There is no doubt
feel
His presence
Each morning is a new sparkling awakening
Before you begin your day
Wake up as the rose garden does
Knowing
Knowing He is there
He did promise you a Rose Garden
As the thorns of trial and tribulation
Struggle to hold you down,
Bring forth from the dept of your memories
He promised you a Rose Garden

Written by Janis Dianne
Published "A Sense Of Place ~ New Southern Poetry Vol III, First Edition May 1995