I saw Mary's rose
and I knew it was special
because she is special
the sunshine of our class
and I wanted to give it away
to her closest friend
to remember her
but then I wondered
if the dying rose
would remind again of death
and i didn't want that
and I
felt Mary
wouldn't want
to be
remembered
that way
as in death
and so I said no
that this rose
with all its beauty
and fragrance
and softeness
and the life that remains
shall be placed
in the highest place
alongside jesus
for there our mary is
and so i loved the rose
and held the rose
and as my tears
kept falling through the day
i searched
to find the best place
to lay it
and upon my heart
came a word to go
to the Washington National Cathedral
and as i asked
the cathedral guide
if there was a statue
of jesus
to place the rose
he replied
that's a very good question
and so we searched
but the answer was no
and then he said
he needs to tell the Bishop so
but what we found
in the Bethelem chapel
were yellow roses
which lay on both sides
of mother mary and baby jesus
and there I placed
mary's rose
top right and closest to mother Mary
with a family of yellow roses
and though I know
this rose is but a symbol
as even our flesh
a temporary house for our eternal soul
with honor
and great love and care
mary's rose stands upright
watered
in the presence of God
and these photos
which shall remain
represent immortailty
the good hope
and the destiny of all
