Week 44 - The Rose

This week I have chosen The Rose, made popular by Bette Midler. "The Rose" is a classic pop song written by Amanda McBroom and made famous by Bette Midler who recorded it for the soundtrack of the 1979 film The Rose. It plays during the closing credits. As always, you can use the concept, phrase, or even a single word in the lyrics as your inspiration. Just let us know what word or phrase you were inspired by. The Rose Some say, "Love, it is a river That drowns the tender reed" Some say, "Love, it is a razor That leaves your soul to bleed" Some say, "Love, it is a a hunger An endless aching need" I say, "Love, it is a flower And you it's only seed" It's the heart that fears breaking That never learns to dance It's the dream, afraid of waking That never takes the chance It's the one, who won't be taken Who can not seem to give And the soul afraid of dying That never learns to live When the night has been too lonely And the road has been too long And you think that love is only For the lucky and the strong Just remember in the winter Far beneath the bitter snows Lies the seed, that with the sun's love In the spring becomes The Rose