Just Beyond the Thorns

English sonnet

 

Just Beyond the Thorns   In place within the prickly stem of life Lies beauty waiting to emerge from haze. Amidst the leaves of pleasure, thorns of strife, Do form the tiny buds of coming days. A wilted rose with petals full of dew Shall find the breeze of sunshine's open gate Awaking to the morning sun anew As tears of yesterday evaporate. Sweet destiny lies in the petals' scent That graced the air and flew away unseen Each fragrant petal but a treasure lent While forming memories caught in between. Come, smell the precious petals of a rose; How long their sweetness lingers no one knows. By Sharon Miller Bolander    © 2008  (All rights reserved)

Reviews

[Nancy Lee Shrader]

This is a beautiful Sonnet

[angelina neves]

Soooooooooooooooooooooo very beautiful!
~ "Awaking to the morning sun anew
As tears of yesterday evaporate.
Sweet destiny lies in the petals' scent
That graced the air and flew away unseen
Each fragrant petal but a treasure lent
While forming memories caught in between." ~ Lovely! wonderful!

[Morning Song]

Their fragrance will linger forever, Sharon, because you have captured the scent perfectly with your pen.

And yes, amongst those thorns lies beauty, if we are determined enough to find it.

Did you get your new computer yet? Or are you still sitting in the library, typing away??? (smiling).

Hugs...
Jeri

[Lydia Shutter]

"Come, smell the precious petals of a rose;
How long their sweetness lingers no one knows."

Ah, but the sweetness of a rose never truly leaves the poet's pen, does it? The beauty, the softness, the aroma.....it stays with us always. The prickly stem of life only hides the beauty. It is the wise one who sees beyond that and realizes even in darkness, there is light. Your words are an inspiration, Sharon. Gorgeous! Lydia

[Deborah Shepard]

beauty love the beauty you penned love and oight

[Gandré]

sweet beauty..... cauldron of suspense.

[Fran Marie]

So True "to stop and smell the roses' , Autumn is now upon us~WelL DonE!Sharon~Fran

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So very true. A very well put statement. I like how you summed it up there at the end. Very well written...Kim