A Bed Of Roses

A BED OF ROSES

Life is a bed of roses, petals and stems
Not a wooly blanket with rosy silk hem

Rosy pink flowers arranged as sheets
Thorns in the shadows prick the feet

Life is a bed of roses, how dare they mean sweet
Life has its bitters and rocky hard streets

Be patient with non-sense, friend the power
Sleep with your head on a pillow of flowers

Life is a bed of roses, a partner you need
Enjoy the fragrance, look out for the greed

Stem the corners, watch over your shoulder
A sweet heart partner keeps out the colder

Life is a bed of roses, pink yellow and red
Beware the dangerous golden thread

Shimmering temptation, objects in life
The rose is a flower, the stem is a knife