The Rose

by Mo   Jul 4, 2007


A rose shows lustful beauty
of depth and vibrant masks
It lulls its head to the breeze
tipping its nose at the slightest remarks

Its spindly leg it stands with
bares scars from battles won
And its thorny natured elegance
dances the petals afar once undone

But if a rose was not a rose
and by another name it did speak
would it not look so pretty
its scent thrown be quite so sweet?

For if the sun would not waste its time
on a flower in all of this glory
Take my prickled heart and bury it
waste no time on this love story

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  • 18 years ago

    by Tracy D Rollings

    WOW this was very good, I loved it flow was good and wording was great , you did a wonderful job on a well written poem, great job, loved the way you captured the pure beauty in this write, very nice ,,,, keep it up ,, your friend Tracy d 5/5

  • 18 years ago

    by Intoxic8dBeautyxXHaNaXx

    Ahh yes, the use of thing such as roses as a symbol of emotion or what the writer feels about it. Reminds me of our group activity about sijo. Love it.

  • 18 years ago

    by the song writer

    Thank you for the comment, i'm new to this....

    your work is amazing, all of it.

    I'll never look at a rose the same way ever again...heh

  • 18 years ago

    by NyellMoonlight

    Beautifully written love poem, with extraordinary wording.
    Whole piece is very intense and descriptions are truly captivating.
    Well done, 5/5

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