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Poetry Corner: Beyond a Rose

Maya Grewal, Reporter
April 11, 2025
Art by Maya Grewal

Beyond a Rose

By Maya Grewal

 

Through life the rose blossoms

Each petal a chapter

From a bud to a bloom

The flower lives through you

 

Each thorn a flaw

The soil a home

In sun we grow

Shadows we sleep

 

The seeds we plant

To start our descent

From red to white

Our kin takes flight

 

In time we settle

Our stems stop growing

But colors still showing

The years are numbered

 

And soon we wither

Petals are falling

Winter is calling

Wrinkles we gather

 

So as you gaze

On a rose you praise

Remember the life

Beyond the cover

 

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Maya Grewal
Maya Grewal, Reporter
Maya Grewal is a first year Clarion student, and a Sophomore at Selma High School. She is a reporter and loves writing for the school newspaper. Maya enjoys cheerleading, listening to music, and dancing.