A rose in the morning clear,
Greeting you with a smile so dear.
Blooming just to please you,
But the thorn, mind you.
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Life is not a mere bed of roses, but also is full of thorns, yet one has to understand both and live between these two pairs of opposites successfully. This poem teaches a very good lesson to all.
Perhaps, God made the rose with thorns amidst, to give it more beauty, value and worth! Life without sorrows would be surely too boring and uninteresting! Good poem on Life. Dr John Celes