Plant A Rose Bush.

They rushed around,

led separate lives,

ran red lights,

faced daily stress,

nursed sick children, and

listened to irrational people

with problems of their own.

They lost sight of the goal.

They forgot to spend time together.

Too soon, it was over.

He remembered the flowers he gave her

for Valentine’s Day.

They died in the vase.

They were pretty for a while.

Then, like people,

they withered and died.

He resolved that,

next time,

he would plant a rose bush,

in the yard.

It would grow in the soil, and,

over time,

it would create blooms

that lasted forever.

They would plant it together,

as a symbol of undying love.

It would be their legacy,

to those who came behind.

Next time, he would get it right.