The Rose

I sang The Rose with my twin daughters, Demelza & Verity, in a concert last April.

They didn't know the Rose, so I showed them a video of a very dear friend singing it, when we did a concert in England, a good number of years ago.

My friend died just a few months after singing the song, from a brain tumour. When she first sang it in rehearsals just about everyone in the room had a tear in their eyes. There was so much communal emotion in the air. So, when I hear the Rose after some time of not hearing it, I have a tear in my eye.

I often think of my friend Peggy. She was like a mother to me. Peggy told me once, that I should follow my heart and follow my dreams. "Don't leave it too late or you will regret it," she said. I'm following her advice.

When I hear the Rose, it is stimulation and inspiration, albeit a tear at my heart too.

Here's to following our dreams.

Angel cuddles,

Sarah

for the inspiration.