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Under the rose garden

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 May 2015

Sayed K. Ali
Sayed K. Ali*
Affiliation:
Orlando VA Medical Center, Orlando, Florida
*
Address correspondence and reprint requests to Sayed K. Ali, South Texas Veteran Health Care System, 7400 Merton Minter Boulevard, San Antonio, Texas 78229. E-mail: Sayed.ali@va.gov.
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Poetry/Fiction
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Palliative & Supportive Care , Volume 13 , Issue 6 , December 2015 , pp. 1817
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2015 

Under the rose garden,
Lays our most precious burden.
In a flowery box,
With all his
toys and favorite blocks.
Only a few months old,
Enough for us to dearly hold.
We could not let go,
Pure and lovely, as fresh snow.
His eyes, large and round,
Black, curly locks, on his crown.
Grasp with his little fingers,
His baby-blanket scent, forever lingers.
Short, the time he spent,
Cherished memories to augment.
Under the rose garden,
Lays our most precious burden.