Like A Rose

Sweet scent

permeating rooms

captivating hearts

and minds

leaving lasting memories

and legacies.

A very generous woman

some say,

a great disciplinarian

her children say

for she has thorns

and she can prickle too.

She doesn't mind

for they are her world,

exited from her womb

into existence,

for them she has endured

perennial labor.

Celebration of birthdays

as they grow,

witnessing graduations

after completing studies,

she's also their better bouquet

for their weddings.

Brightening their day

with her warm smile

and cheerful personality

she couldn't ask for more

for she is blessed

beyond measure.

Like a rose

she's beautifully scented

and hardened with thorns

Touch not her world

Or you will be prickled

She can make you bleed.