Rose Mary

I asked my wife how her friend Mary was coping
All she could say is that she is just hoping
Hoping that the pain would just all go away
I felt impressed to gently tell my wife and say

Call Mary now because she's hurting
If she doesn't answer the phone, 
she's probably in the garden
Tenderly caring for another rose

In the garden, she can get away
In the garden, she can pray
In the garden, she can sing
In the garden, she can weep

Hello? She's not answering, I better get over there
She lost her husband and to-be-honest I'm afraid for her

In the garden, she can get away
In the garden, she can pray
In the garden, she can sing
In the garden, she can weep

When my wife got there Mary was kneeling in the garden, weeping
My wife knelt down beside her and comforted her, saying nothing
Mary had some blood in her hands as she grasped a rose between them
After some time passed, she stopped crying and was able to say then

I remember how Jesus had those thorns crushed into His head, something like these
When I see these roses, it just reminds me of what He went through and I just weep
In the garden, I can get away
In the garden, I can pray
In the garden, I can sing
In the garden, I can weep

Thank you so much for coming here today
My wife said you are my best friend Mary

In the garden, we can get away
In the garden, we can pray
In the garden, we can sing
In the garden, we can weep

Together...
Together...

--bro. tim pickl
Friday September 8, 2006 A.D.
           especially for our friend, Mary 

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reference:

Definition of rosemary

rose-mar-y /rozməri, -məri/ [rohz-mair-ee, -muh-ree]

–noun, plural -mar‧ies.

an evergreen shrub, Rosmarinus officinalis, of the mint family, native to the Mediterranean region, having leathery, narrow leaves and pale-blue, bell-shaped flowers, used as a seasoning and in perfumery and medicine: a traditional symbol of remembrance.

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[Origin: 1400–50; late ME rose mary (by folk etym., influenced by rose¹ and the name Mary) < L rōs dew + marīnus marine, or rōs maris dew of the sea (in E the final -s mistaken for pl. sign)]