Love is like a Rose

Love is like a rose.

It has a tempting splendor

And a sweet perfume.

But be wary of its thorns,

It can prick your crumbly heart.

 

-Lebana’s Tanka-

 

 

If all we had were roses,

would the thorns then be beautiful?

 

-Lebana-

 

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