Desert Rose

In the heat of the desert

A plant cannot grow

Except for a flower

It's that red desert rose

Her petals are soft

And her stem is so strong

Planted long, long ago

And she's lasted so long

For two generations

She's stayed firm in the ground

Not even wilting

When the sun's heat beat down

Her petals of beauty

Are not seen from afar

Her leaves are not pruned back

Oh, how lovely they are