{"id":16,"date":"2008-01-27T01:59:00","date_gmt":"2008-01-27T01:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/flowermandalas\/2008\/01\/pink-fall-rose-i-and-cynthia-l.html"},"modified":"2008-01-27T01:59:00","modified_gmt":"2008-01-27T01:59:00","slug":"pink-fall-rose-i-and-cynthia-l","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/flowermandalas\/2008\/01\/pink-fall-rose-i-and-cynthia-l.html","title":{"rendered":"Pink Fall Rose I and Cynthia Lee"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nPink Fall Rose I<\/strong>
\nRose Wearing Ragged <\/em>
\nRose
\nwearing ragged
\nround the edges, your petals
\ndingy, brown
\nmottled and pocked,
\ndo not grieve your lost
\nbeauty and perfection
\nfor truly your sullied shell
\nyour outer ring of decay
\nand death is soon to be
\nwhirled away by the wind and
\nwrenched to the ground by the rain.
\nUnblemished
\nagain
\nfresh petals
\nuncurling from
\nyour coiled heart
\nyou will proudly preen,
\ngraciously accept tribute —
\nrenewed in radiance
\nrestored
\nwholly beautiful
\nat perfect peace.
\nAs blood flows
\nfrom the womb and
\ntears from the eyes
\nas the snake sheds
\nits skin and the
\nsoul its disguise
\nso all that is
\nunneeded and outgrown dies;
\nso all excess
\nof feeling
\nof love
\nof pain
\nis gathered up
\nand released
\nagain and again.
\nby Cynthia Kiteley Lee<\/em>
\nAbout the Author<\/strong>
\nCynthia Lee is director of the Mystical Order of the White Rose, an emerging multi-faith cyber-community for people interested in or actively involved with traditional and\/or post-modern, new expressions of mysticism, monasticism and contemplative living. Daily Devotionals and profiles of artists and activists are published every two weeks. To request a sample issue of the free newsletter or to contact Lee, send an email to mysticalwhiterose@gmail.com<\/a>
\nContact information:<\/strong>
\nwebsite: Mystical Order of the White Rose<\/a>
\nsnail mail: P.O. Box 774, Siloam Springs, AR 72761
\nphone: 479-228-2716 (CST)
\nDiscussion:<\/strong>
\nPink Fall Rose I and Cynthia Lee’s poem<\/a>
\nArt, Healing, and Transformation group<\/A>
\nFlower Mandalas Project group<\/A><\/P>
\n“Rose Wearing Ragged” copyright 2008 – All Rights Reserved
\n“Pink Fall Rose I” copyright 2008 – All Rights Reserved<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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