Crimson petals
thrown into the wind.
Delicate rose, your name overused
Beauty bent to brace trite emotions
By pseudopoets praising your essence
Besmirching your nature in devotions
Hymns to their rude fickle lovers
Representations of resplendent pain
I should die, should my indignance rise
Each time your name's used in vain
You, symbol of passion
Ultimate emblem of love
Human's most sincere gift
Sent from Creator above
Eternal rose, surpass decay
Forever inhabit mind's eye
Soft luscious flesh offset by thorns
Aloft slender stem perched high
You are words unspoken
Transcending language's bounds
Soft voice of poetry
Treads upon swelling grounds
Crimson petals floating, falling
The close of Ode to Red Rose.
Author notes
Written for the "Bouquet of Thorns" competition. I've been waiting to write something like this for a while, glad I finally did it.
Any comments are appreciated
Comments
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A beautiful poem. You rhymed it every other line and it flow nicely. I prefer every other rhymed. Rhyming style is hard for me to make it flow but I can rhyme though.
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i like how you used the rose as a symbol for writing. the wording was beautiful and the flow was great! good luck in your contest!
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a very nice way to write about a rose and its beauty , its delicate nature , the way it symbolizes itself , as a symbol of passion , the way its delicate pedals fall and float and for all its eternity and majesty
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