First Wild Rose

I spied it early this morning –

the first one here of the year –

nestled in the grass near the road's bend.

Then I
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my father's mother – just as she had remembered her father's mother.



Both held a passion for its delicate pink petals, golden centers and leafy greens.



Maybe someday – I too will be "father's mother" who passes on this skip-a-generation passion for seeking summer's First Wild Rose.