Roses are amber yellow
  with thorny stems
that know T'ai Chi.
A lemon bar is tartly sweet,
  interestingly soothing
with a cup of warm tea.

Roses are a garnet red,
  with thorny stems
that know Kung-Fu.
Red lentils, onions, chilies,
  raspberries, combine
to make a spicy sweet stew.

You've sent me again
  on thorny tall stems
roses juxtaposing
love, friendship,
  ideas, manifestations,
like dinner I am composing...

Stuffed yellow peppers,
  red potatoes, tomatoes
and a luscious, lemony tart,
ladled with a design, a sauce,
  of cherries and plum wine --
roses from my heart.