My Ivy Rose
by any other name
would smile as sweetly.
and turn my head.
and melt my soul.
and unfreeze my heart--
for her only, does it beat.
Her liquid nitrogen voice,
like velvet on porcelain--
soft but no less delicate--
could shatter me in one brief moment:
the very same instant
it took her to captivate me.
Vines of Ivy encase my heart.
Protecting me from past misfortune.
Enveloping me in her beautiful mess--
its greenery symbolic of the life she brings to me.
The thorn-fused Ivy--
only to defend her possession--
contains her Rose,
the beauty intriguing me.
Enticing me.
Bewitching me.
My Ivy's poison is my air,
as I should need it no less.
She calms me like a kiss of death
but only brings life unto me.
She soothes me into sweet submission
that I could only ever attempt to return.
Her words are my lullaby,
echoing softly through my mind,
lulling me to rest as I never have before
nor will again if she does so grow apart from me.
This is love.
If so, I bid it grow eternal,
for NEVER could her beauty fade:
Not from my eyes.
Nor from my dreams.
Nor from my thoughts----
Not ever from my Ivy Rose-tangled heart.
A contest entry
- Tell someone you love them... by Margaret Denham.
1900 points, ended August 23, 2008, 47 entries
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Comments
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Your words lingered, leaving an echo long after I finished reading.
Thank you for your entry and best wishes in the judging.
Margaret
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Lovely
Love is crazy! Chaoes, madness and...well... LOVE. You've captured the beauty and excitement, the crazy sort of jumble it puts one in, beautifully. We've all had (or have) our own Ivy Roses... mine happens to be called "Julie" but there you are. The extremes are what make love so incredibly exciting and intoxicating.
Nicely done.
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Nicely stated and a great view on how someone has an impact upon your life. At first I thought it was going to be like others I have tried to read by starting off with "by any other name", though as I read I saw it is an original show of affection.
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treasure itxx
awwww!!!
this is soooo beautiful!!!
DX
omg!
you're like the 2008 shakespeare man! xD
this is really gorgeous. i remember when i used to feel this way for someone.
surely you must treasure it, because it doesn't last forever.
DreamerGirlxx
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0.0 wow, i love this..
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this is a very deep poem, love the imagary here, well done!
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one word....wow..
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