ROSE UNFURLING

 Rose Unfurling
A bud, a promise, tightly curled,
A velvet secret to the world.
Then, slow undressing, petal by petal,
A blush unfurls, a crimson settle.

Like silken skin, the blossom gleams,
A heart of gold, a center beams.
Curving outward, a graceful flow,
Petals like shoulders, white as snow.