The Queen Of Hearts~with Adagio

 
After the rain in silence
in the silence of the tea-rose
tasting life with sunshine
after rain

at dawn's early light
and petals of dew show
and God's rainbow
to give you grace

with Queen Anne's lace
and splashes of gold
taking baby-steps
in the silence of the tea-rose

my thoughts are cypress on a warm day
yours sunshine in a smile
I caress your poetry with small concentric circles
daydreaming of medieval lords and ladies of the court
then remember I was there, you burned me as a witch

lady fair on a warm summer's day
is now a ghost with her sister Queen Anne  
in the gardens of tea rose
King Henry the eighth,
long live Queen Elizabeth