"THE ROSE FAMILY" The rose is a rose, And was always a rose. But the theory now goes That the apple's a rose, And the pear is, and so's The plum, I suppose. The dear only knows What will next prove a rose. You, of course, are a rose But were always a rose. By ROBERT FROST ROBERT FROST's version: "THE ROSE FAMILY" The rose is a rose, And was always a rose. But the theory now goes That the apple's a rose, And the pear is, and so's
