The Friendship Rose is a collection of poems from a visually challenged poet Purushottam Mahajan, who doesn't know what color is but is aware of the beauty of flowers and nature. These poems have amazing rhythm and nuances built into its lines. One must always remember this when reading the present volume. What is natural to us is in the realm of imagination for the poet. There are many poems that touched everyone's heart: The Friendship Rose, Lotus of the Heart's Fountain, The Third Eye, and many more. There is a sadness and melancholy about the poems that makes you want to empathize with the poet. There is a depth that the reader must explore. The present collection, which is in your hands, is a celebration of the feelings of a sensitive poet, which is rendered all the more important because of the creator's visual impairment. His sensibility as a poet has not been hampered in any way by his disability.