It is simple, really
To transplant a rose.
Preserve it with care.
The petals need soft rain
The right amount of sun.
Proper nourishment
Good drainage
And a gentle hand
Much like a human.
Fragile beauty
Requires nurture
And respect.
Demand too much, too quickly
It will show its thorns
Expect nothing.
It will regard your trust.
Feel free to file
Under Rewards
And review as required.
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C. S. De Dona
Author, Poet, Photographer, domestic violence survivor, and naturalized immigrant, Cornelia is currently an Arts and Letters member of The Southwest Florida Branch of The National League Of American Pen Women.
Cornelia lived in Kaneohe, Hawaii, for thirty-six years. Also, seven years in the Mid-Hudson Valley of New York. She now resides in North Fort Myers, Florida.
Her poems and photography are published in print, online, and in Rain Bird, a literary and art journal of the University of Hawaii's Windward Community College (2008-2013).
In 2013, Cornelia received Rain Bird's Kolokolea Poetry Prize for her poem, "Speaking French."
In 2016, her chapbook "Hawaiian Time," entered in the National League of American Pen Women's Vinnie Ream contest, was awarded third place in their inaugural multi-discipline category.
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