By Bill   nightowl1@bellsouth.net
Date: 2 October 1997

Tears in the Rain

                  


               The flower seeks out the light as it's shell splits apart,
                A beautiful love is born and grows from the heart,
                Opening to find it is not alone in this world of many,
                     It blooms quietly enjoying the gift of life,
                    Clouds gather taking away the sunshine,
                 Time can heal but also hurt something so fragile,
            Rain comes and breaks the petals as they fall to the ground,
             Tears flow from a breaking heart without making a sound,
                In a vase the lone rose glares through the window,
                   Weeping as it realizes it's companions fate,
            Love in it's full bloom looks through the same pane of glass,
                      Cryin' for the love that once bloomed.