A Single Rose

I give to you this precious gift

For I have naught but this to give,

A rose I hold in simple hands,

To signify my love within

So hard it was to choose just one

For many held the beauty of you,

Reflected in their crimson tones

And basking in their rosy hues

But oh, how one, it caught my eye

Ablaze with color, apart from rest

Reduced me to a breathless sigh

And lured me with its lovely scent

So this I chose, a single rose,

Its tender petals silken smooth,

And with it give this fragile heart

And with it ... give my love to you...