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The Other Rose<\/p>\n
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Jennifer Angelina Petro<\/p>\n
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Unravel the fragrant mass carefully.<\/p>\n
Open it, like an orange, letting the petals fall<\/p>\n
In a heap in your hands.\u00a0 Remember this moment<\/p>\n
Forever.\u00a0 The secret of secrets<\/p>\n
Is not in the pages of holy books.<\/p>\n
It is not in places of worship.<\/p>\n
The center of the rose is nearer to the thorns<\/p>\n
Than to the blossom. \u00a0Nearer to the effort<\/p>\n
Than to the bliss.\u00a0 Nearer to the heart<\/p>\n
of your devotions than to the goal.<\/p>\n
And never will you find it<\/p>\n
In the other rose.<\/p>\n
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