Monday's Memory: the one with the rose

this one is kind of bittersweet

this is a picture taken last year

in my backyard

my beautiful rosebush

flourishing

giving promise...hope

there was something about that first rose every year...

it was there when i moved in

and it was such a surprise when i saw that first perfect yellow rose

i loved watching for new buds

new blooms

we dug it up when i moved

put it in a pot...

i was so excited

to be able to take my beloved rosebush with me

but i'm afraid when nashville flooded

my rose may have become a casualty

i hope...

i pray (for real)

that it only LOOKS dead

because

damn

i love that rosebush...