Frank, I enjoyed this quiet reflection, however, I am not quite sure about
the last line.  The 'you' appears to have shifted from a particular person
addressed over time to a 'you' who might be un-familiar with the history
narrated; this seems slightly incongruous.  Please do tell me if I have
missed something, as this is only a minor point.  Thanks.  Daniel.

do you remember last year
overgrown and overtangled?
I cut them back to wood
to give them strength and shape
watched for first signs to see
if I had been too harsh
and then they grew

I told you of the first buds
that promised well for summer
one fell away and died
but five have opened up
pale and pink and twice the size
of anything we saw last year
they moved me in a way
I hadn't planned

I spend a moment every evening
watching as the light fades
I don't know what I hope to see
don't understand what draws me
but I want to see these baby roses
bursting open in new flowers
on the wall a mass of waving colour
fragrant and enchanted
should you pass them

~

Frank

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