This is to the most
Beautiful rose
Bringing sadness
This is to black night
Signifying death
Has been here.
Sometimes used
When a loved one's soul
Has departed
Life's door closes
And the gates of heaven
Just might appear.

With smiles pouring
From loving hearts
Most happy in spirit
This rose may be placed softly
By those who mournfully weep.
Painful types
Like the blind representation
Our deepest of sorrow
A last farewell
Before they lay us down
To eternal sleep.

Black roses
Should be treasured
Given to the living
Quite a beautiful Gift
Especially on a mournful day.
Make sure they appreciate it
And have a dark sense of humor
Or it will be an act
Considered by many too cliché.

So this black night
I give away another flower
To all the other souls
That I must take
To the place where I live
With souls of the alter
This is worse than you think
This is heartache.

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