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In six days God created the Earth,

On the seventh. He took a rest.

The flowers on Earth were beginning to grow,

And He watched them, with interest.

The people took flowers for granted.

They thought they were weeds I suppose,

But God knew what He was doing,

And someone discovered the Rose!

Now people grow Roses in gardens.

There is nothing on Earth quite the same

As the heady fragrance of a Rose,

We have even given them names.

There is Ace of Hearts, Anne Harkness,

Ballerina, Candide and Snow Queen.

Peek A Boo and Masquerade,

Not forgetting; Forgotten Dreams.

Mermaid, Message and Meteor,

Compassion and Morning Glory;

Lover's Meeting and Royal Romance,

And that's not the end of the story.

You might chance to meet lady Sylvia,

Ingrid Bergrman or Lilli Marliene,

Josephine Wheatcroft or Anna Ford

And a thousand more I could name.

Silver or Ruby Wedding Are gifts, for anniversaries,

And if you quarrel with a friend Offer a Rose of Peace.

The delicate beauty of the Rose, Was created in Heaven above.

On the seventh day, when the Lord rested,

He gave them to us, with His love.