White Roses

Lead me from dreaming to waking.
Lead me from opacity to clarity.
Lead me from the complicated to the simple.
Lead me from the obscure to the obvious.
Lead me from intention to attention.
Lead me from what I'm told I am to what I see I am.
Lead me from confrontation to wide openness.
Lead me to the place I never left,
Where there is peace, and peace
- The Upanishads

*note* beautiful poem a dear friend of mine wrote...kisses:)
-added by danny-
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White Roses

Hidden within a sturdy tangle of green leaves
A branch studded with piercing thorns
An unwary searching hand begins to bleed
Reaching out hesitantly, quietly mourns
The treasure of a soft velvet caress
A moment of understanding and pleasure,
The glimpse of shining white comes to bless
Hidden beauty gently revealing its measure...
-from S-