A rose by another name

would probably find it annoying

to have an extra vowel placed

somewhere in its heart,

the petals red

with shame as they try

to figure out the meaning

of being called rosee,

like some cheery greeting

in a flamboyant bar; come here

Rosee and have a drink;

Rosee could be a typo, a slip of the keys

but it still realises that the florist

takes great care to spell

Chrysanthemum correctly

and not call it Chrissi

for short.

Ian D. Hall 2016