The Rose

The Rose Tattoo

A tattoo of a rose you had

surrounded by our names

permanantly imbedded

as if it brought you fame

The names of all your children

You wore proudly on your arm

For more than 50 years it stayed

Just like a lucky charm

3 daughters and 4 sons you had

Which is quite a sum for most

and even when things weren't so great

you still would always boast.

The years we had weren't always good

some sad, some even bad

but one thing never changed for sure

that's the love for us you had.

We didn't always feel it

sometimes it didn't show

but that rose with all our names around it

never ceased to glow.

Now you've gone and taken with

the rose with all our names

all that's left are memories

and a pictures of the same.

Darlene was there to meet you

and 6 of us remain

one by one we'll meet again

and our names again you'll claim

Love, Donna