Stem and petals, leaves and thorns 
All make up the one rose glow
Many pieces make the whole 
Of the one I choose to know

One rose up to touch the sky 
One reached down into the night
Two emerged into one life 
On that tender one rose night 

United souls on fire in ice
Hidden dreams of soft delight 
Never touching, always near
Look inside and find me there 

One rose up to touch the sky 
One reached down into the night
Two emerged into one life 
On that tender one rose night 

© Paul Viel 2001