"Jesus is the only card I have left to play, but with that Card, I'll win the game." - Travis Allen 1981-99, Class of 2000, Auburn Adventist Academy

Blooming

Each child is like a rose
Precious to behold
when they reach a certain age
the petals will unfold

Slowly at first, then faster
Petals unfold to the sun
And show a certain beauty
in the uniqueness of each one

But some they are too timid
and their petals tightly held
They peek with apprehension
at a world in fear beheld

And like so many roses
walled in their private tomb
I've held the petals closed so long
I've forgotten how to bloom