Velvet Roses

Written when I was 15

Velvet Roses 
Fall so silent 
Soft upon velveteen ground 
In the cool grey cemetery 
Softly speaking 
Words like velvet from or velvet lips 

But what lies there? 
Beneath velvet shrouded earth? 
We divert our velvet eyes 

Harsh decay 
It waits there... 
The corpses scream of our demise 
Far beneath our velvet skies 

Author's Note

Comments and critiques are appreciated.

Reviews

[A. Amos]

Alice you took me in your wonderland, I have to admit your poetry is elegant and with so many meanings. Will come back to read more..

[Alice Patinkin]

Thank you so much. :) Summer is upon us, so I'm hoping I will be able to do more on this website very soon!

[Zahra]

Very nice, easy and well penned.

[annabellee]

wow this is awsome, I loved the pictures that you painted. Great write :)

[The Pursuit of Venus]

I love the symbolism in this, "we avert our velvet eyes." It goes to show how much we candy coat things. Great write x