Rose Rocks
My true love gave me a rose rock today
It came from stone gardens
Down Noble way
Begging their beauties pardon
They had so much to say.
Long ago on a trail of tears
Native maidens cried aloud
Consumed by unknown fear
Rain above burst from cloud
As Oklahoma they neared.
Warriors blood ran through the lands
Endless walking day and night
The roses grew up from sand
Blooming from the awful plight
The Cherokee tears withstand.
My true love gave me a rose rock today
I had never known what it meant
A tale of courage they say
The rising cries were sent
A journey made as natives pray.
|