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Beautiful rose,
Tender and precious your petals
Blossoming with virtues to be envied
Instilled with virtues to be adored
The embodiment of your mother
Like her mother before her in perpetuity
Gentle at heart
Stronger than her counterpart
At times, sharp as a thorn
Drawing blood when crossed
Passionate and compassionate in the same breath
Nurturing by nature
Disciplinarian, teacher, spouse
Professor, professional, physician
Soldier, pilot, Captain
Intellectual, politician, leader
Fighting for equality to this modern day
Taken for granted by others
Unafraid in the face of adversity
Birther to all mankind
To be honored not once a year but daily
You are the treasure…
You are Woman
~
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Dom DiFrancesco 
Wonderful thank you!
You are very welcome and thank you. I know that there is so much more that could have been said and should have been said, but then the poem would have been endless. 🙂
I love the picture you chose to put with this piece.
Thank you. I thought it appropriate to show women in a role that isn’t necessarily traditional, but one which they do on a regular basis and don’t get their deserved credit.