There once was a beautiful rosebud,
newly picked and sprinkled with dew,
a fresh, fragrant cylinder of promise,
created with a destiny to bloom
from simple beauty to magnificent splendor ~
the ultimate purpose for its very existence,
to be a blessing from the giver to the given ~
a vivid offering of color and fragrance,
but the rosebud ceased to be nourished
when its water became stagnant, defiled
and as darkness overcame the sunlight,
soon its destiny to bloom was denied . . .
With eagerness the beneficiary had awaited
the full blessing the rosebud would provide,
but as the crimson head drooped slowly downward,
without reaching its potential . . . it died.
Cheri Henderson
http://cherihenderson.wordpress.com
About Cheri Henderson
Cheri (Gale) Henderson, a resident of Waynesville, Ohio, acknowledged Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior of her life on April 11, 1983. She became a new creation that day, old things passed away and all things became new, and now she lives to bring Him glory. She loves to worship her Savior and she also longs for all men to be saved. Much of her poetry is a reflection of her new heart. She began writing "Lyrics for the Lord" (http://cherihenderson.wordpress.com) the week after she dedicated her life to Christ, and is now a published writer in Billy Graham's "Decision" magazine, many other Christian magazines and periodicals around the world, and most recently, the book "Divine Stories of the Yahweh Sisterhood". Her prayer is that, through the power of the Holy Spirit, the words that flow from her pen will permeate the hearts of all who read them, and that lives will be changed forever for the glory of God!
"Unlike so many, we do not peddle the word of God for profit" (II Corinthians 2:17), therefore, you may use any of the poetry displayed herein freely and non-exclusively, for non-profit purposes only (and as long as the author credit remains intact), to perform, broadcast, display or print in complimentary newsletters, church bulletins or the like.
There once was a beautiful rosebud,
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