Where are the red roses
Where is she
Where are the children playing
Waving by the roadside
The dog chasing a ball
Where are the flags
The carossel and laughter
Where is the young boy absorbed
By her tending to her red roses
One day I must grow red roses
I know they won't be the same.
From 'Colours of South Africa' 2013
Alex Fan Moniz
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/red-roses-26/