To Rose Poem by elna mercado

Can we appreciate sweetness,
If sweetness is all we know?
Can we give meaning,
If there’s no lesson to be learned?
Can we savor victory,
If there’s no battle to be fought?
Can we be dreamers,
If we stopped dreaming?
Can we be human enough,
If we don’t fear and shed tears?
Can we be friends,
If we don’t share all these?


12 Dec.2000

Rose Vasquez died 1 1/2 yrs ago after 10 yrs battling breast cancer