the sun forgot to shine today
and left such a dreary mess
but alas I did see
a beautiful rose, sitting
quietly at my side

the rose looked at me as if to say
why the grimace on thy face?
if you smile, the sun shall surely rise
and the dreary mess
will turn as night into day

and to my surprise the rose began to smile
and that awful look on my face,
changed to a soft, gentle glow
and the sun peeked out from where it hid
as if it also, wanted to say hello

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