Love is the very best analgesic for pain. White roses in memory of a lost loved one Wildflowers in bloom the work of an earth angel Gentle rain . . . star magnolia glistens My life depends on a blue walker moving slowly Through the gate around the pond a cougar watches

David H. Rosen is the author of such wide-ranging books as: Transforming Depression: Healing the Soul Through Creativity (1993), The Tao of Elvis (2013), The Healing Spirit of Haiku (2014), and Time, Love, and Licorice (2015).