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ADMONITION, by                    
First Line: We cannot share the rose without its thorns
Last Line: The stinging wounds that fill us with regret.
Subject(s): Flowers; Gardens & Gardening; Roses


We cannot share the rose without its thorns.
Remembered fragrance lures, and we forget
The stinging wounds that fill us with regret.
Drink deeply of the beauty that adorns
Your garden; seek the modest violet.
We cannot share the rose without its thorns.
Remembered fragrance lures, and we forget.
Time will repair your grief, and other morns
Will bring you solace, and the mignonette
Shall bloom for you while lashes still are wet.
We cannot share the rose without its thorns.
Remembered fragrance lures, and we forget
The stinging wounds that fill us with regret.




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