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Rose

                                                      ROSE.

 

 

A solitary figure walks down the aisle

Banked high with flowers on either side

Smiling his Sunday best Sterident smile

Recalling the day she became his bride,

Carrying her simple wedding bouquet

Cornflowers, roses and anemones.

This is what makes a good marriage, she’d say,

Standing on tip to...

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