Aabye-Gayle F.

Jan 20, 2021

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Love Is Not the Rose & Other Poems

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Love Is Not the Rose

Love is not the rose.

It is not the petals making pretty the flower.

It is not gifts, wealth, strength, or beauty.

Where lust fails, love grows stronger.

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