I was sitting at the park the other day br Feeling dark and depressed br Over the joyful noise of children playing br Deafness clouded my inner feelings br Until a sparkle caught the corner of my eye br I turned and looked as a kid ran by br After he passed I saw in disbelief br The most beautiful rose you would ever see br The dew glistened like diamonds on a ruby band br No one dare touch that flower by hand br Everybody would stop and smile at the rose's splendor br Some would lean and smell the wonderful aroma sighing with pleasure br I began to smile and my worries diminished br I realized after seeing this rose that my life was not finished br God gave me a moment to see something amazing and glorious br The rose blooming made Solomon's gold seem foolish br I stood up and walked over to the rose br Reached and gently pulled the flower towards me br Slowly inhaling the sweetest scent that calms the soul br A tear fell down and my heart became whole br Life began again in a wonderful way br Once I realized the beauty that surrounds us everyday br After seeing the most beautiful flower br I did not need that ivory towerbr br Dimitri Jagodinskibr br