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Friday 31 January 2014

Prompt: Unusual type of Hybrid rosebush


White snow fell unheeded as Brittany stood frozen in place. She had gone to see her mother's recent grave but the marker was no longer there.

In it's place now grew a rosebush. And such a wonder was that plant that Brittany could not believe her eyes. It was clearly a rare hybrid rosebush. From each branch grew green leaves, seemingly dark in the falling snow. But the unusual lay in the roses.

The petal of each rose was coloured in a different colour. Each flower was like a rainbow that shone bright against the snow accumulated on the leaves.

Brittany was amazed and touched. The rosebush had grown overnight and such a sight to see. Her mother would have loved it. Such a fitting marker for her grave.

What had happened to make this happen she did not know. But she was grateful for this unexpected gift.

No one could cure the pain she felt for her mother's death. But this changed her spirit and helped her start the process of moving forward with her life.

Maybe her mother had sent this sign. Maybe miracles really existed. Brittany did not know what to think of this. What she did feel, as she turned and walked back to her car through the snow, was that she was no longer alone. The image of the rainbow roses dried her tears and left her with a smile on her face.

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