There’s a Rose in the Garden
Poem
Published in
Dec 12, 2022
There’s a rose in the garden!
Its fiery beauty draws me in.
I reach for it and it bites me,
feeding its crimson desires.
Feeling deceived, I quickly leave
to get myself a bandage.
My friend inquires, and I reply,
“There’s a rose in the garden.”
Dayna Lellis is the author of four self-published poetry collections: My Words Are My Wings, Release and Embrace, Light of the World, and Heart-To-Heart.
