Rose's seasons

All flowers start young and tender
green tight packed newness
eager reaching buds on
stems tall fresh and slender
open hearted available yearning
desirous hearts bursting forth

Flowers swell and unfold
open sweet scented colourful
lush extravagent soft silky
blushing cheeks red and bold
Petals scatter your heady smell
fading wasting dissembling now

Petals crushed leaves discarded
now melting into the ground
thorny defence and bitter hops
red heart exposed raw and hardened
lasting so much longer
naked exposed and enduring