Roses Are Red Poems · Love
Roses Are Red (I Would Still Pick You)
Roses are red, as they were at the start,
when I practiced your name and rehearsed every part;
the petals have changed, but the question stays true:
all these years on, I would still pick you.
Original poem © QuillOak — free for personal use.
“Roses Are Red (I Would Still Pick You)” by The QuillOak Editors — quilloak.com/poems/roses-still-pick-you
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