A Rose By Any Other Name

Gertrude Stein once wrote, “Rose is a rose is a rose is a rose.” Olivia Maren once wrote, “A Rose,” a song inspired by a solitary rose that had emerged from the unkempt mess we call the west side of our house. I offer to you, loyal reader, one of the best and funniest songs I’ve ever heard.

A Rose

I’d like you to have a rose
I’d like you to have a banana

I’d like you to drive an ice cream truck
Or even a bus

I’d like you to have one of these stickers
I’d like you to have a comic

I like to color sometimes
I’d like you to color with me

I like bananas