The Cardinal and the Rose

No deity on heaven and earth gave repose, When each rose petal fell heavy like monsoon rain, The day he abandoned his sweet fragrant Rose Buried on unhallowed ground, on wanton rows, With her unborn fatherless child, she was lain, No deity on heaven and earth gave repose Ardent promises made beneath smiling crows, Like bright coloured rose petals drowned by dark grain, The day he abandoned his sweet fragrant Rose Below hanging baskets of Babylon, two hearts chose, Their Garden of Eden where her true heart was slain, No deity on heaven and earth gave repose O' How he prayed, guilt stricken for the divine and his Rose, Giving out absolutions, his spiritual domain, The day he abandoned his sweet fragrant Rose Strolling past orchards, his holy regalia flows, The rose petals wither promptly and bright hues abstain, No deity on heaven and earth gave repose, The day he abandoned his sweet fragrant Rose Date: 12/01/23 The Cardinal and the Rose Poetry Contest Sponsor: Craig Cornish