Arizona Rose was a semi-finalist in Poetry.com's 'International Open Poetry Contest, 2007. It was published last summer in a hardback volume entitled :
Immortal Verses'
An
(The Lady Banksia)
Along in
You don't have to know where to find her
Just need to follow your nose.
The rose is a wonder with a million blooms
Wait 'til you see her, and her perfect scent looms
She is a record, in that great Guinness book
Climb upon the fence, take yourself a look.
This silent lady is tall, elegant and fine,
She keeps herself just perfect
Like a vintage wine.
She’s a lady, never to be missed.
Wait until you look upon
A lady that can’t be kissed.
She is the Banksia, an old Lady all alone
She lives in
Tombstone!