Talking To Roses

i don't suppose

you have ever tenderly

taken twixt two fingers

the bloom of a red 

garden rose to tell 

her how beautiful she is

.

for her to reply

with a random scratch 

from a wayward sharp

thorn that drew

blood

.

"aye she said

you were once too"

.

Reviews

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Hopefully you will not end up dormant like that Princess from German fairy tales. Roses are beautiful and delicate but if someone is not delicate it's can end up with bleeding. There is few bushes who have also thorns . I think this is good metaphor, we should everyone tread kindly with special care. And also forward to animals and whole this planet. I enjoyed cause it was like walking in patch of roses beautiful and meaningful.

[Chris Shaw]

Dear Martin thank you for this lovely review and I am grateful for how this poem made you feel.
read moreDear Martin thank you for this lovely review and I am grateful for how this poem made you feel.

Chris

[jacob erin-cilberto]

ooo, that nasty rose...
I have spoken to and held roses in my hand....and professed love for them...most likely imagining the rose was someone I loved and the rose was a stand-in...
nicely done,
j.

[Chris Shaw]

Thanks Jacob. Just proves that not all things of great beauty are pleasant. I see the romantic you, talking to a rose right at this moment. Watch the thorns now.

Chris

[Papaya]

That's a double ouch. But I do relate to this one very much.
This is a stunning write.

[Chris Shaw]

You got it girl, it was a double ouch. Pleased you enjoyed and thanks Ana.

Chris

[AJNJ]

I feel a depth here....The rose once in full bloom ripens into a rose hip sometime in autumn....Its then that it becomes invaluable in all its beauty and wholesome goodness....

[Chris Shaw]

What a very interesting response. Of course rose hips are full of vitamin C and I believe we're used during ww2 as a source for young children to stop them getting ricketts. Many thanks OJ for your visit.

Chris

[Dave Brown]

they are such a pleasure to look at, it is necessary to overlook their occasional transgression
I'm sure it didn't mean it
just slightly socially challenged

[Chris Shaw]

I like that, socially challenged she was. Thank you Dave. Hope your Saturday is turning out OK.
read moreI like that, socially challenged she was. Thank you Dave. Hope your Saturday is turning out OK.

Chris