I love roses

sorenbarrett

 When a rose blooms in late spring
such rapture its flower does bring
the perfection of each beautiful bud
colorful delight my senses flood

 

Her young form tender and firm
The sun's warmth floral trust dost confirm
Gently she lowers her vested petals
Nakedly exposed on soft leaves she settles 

 

With winter winds her blooms are dropped
Stands stem of thorns, in ragged age topped
Dried and hardened stripped of leaves
For lost beauty a flower's admirer grieves

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  • Caring dove

    Really nice writing and with a nice flow to your words .. tho it’s sad when we see a flower not looking β€˜ happy β€˜ like they might do in summer or spring

    • sorenbarrett

      Time a part of all lives is to be taken advantage of while it lasts. Thank you so much for your read and kind words. They are most appreciated

    • Teddy.15

      With much more than one meaning here, as I am also a woman, I find this deeply profound there is something truly special about a rose and you have given it a pedestal 🌹

      • sorenbarrett

        Thank you Teddy some may find this chauvinistic, others offensive, it is mot meant to be so but has deeper meaning applying to men and women and the passage of time. I so appreciate your read and always kind comments my friend.

      • Poetic Licence

        I love the beauty of flowers but never had success at looking after them, I sense though this could also refer to people, really enjoyable read

        • sorenbarrett

          Your sense is most accurate Tobani and I deeply appreciate your read and comment

          • Poetic Licence

            You are very welcome

          • David Wakeling

            That is the plight of the gardener. They see the beauty and the decay. But roses are worth the effort. I am tempted to see this as a metaphor for a beauty partner but the poem stands on its own either way.Wonderful piece

            • sorenbarrett

              David your views are not off mark no and one may take it further still. I so appreciate your read and interpretation thank you my friend

            • Soman Ragavan

              Flowers display their beauty, and their days are numbered. In the short while that they will last, they must attract bees, butterflies, pollinators. Though the beauty is short-lived, we remember and we write about it.

              • sorenbarrett

                Thank you so much Soman yes all beauty is transient and must be appreciated when present. I deeply appreciate your review and comment

              • arqios

                What a lush and wistful meditation on the roseβ€”not merely as bloom, but as metaphor for time, desire, and loss.πŸ•ŠοΈπŸ™πŸ»

                • sorenbarrett

                  Thani you Cryptic for your review and understanding comment it is again most valued.

                  • arqios

                    Most welcome, Soren πŸ•ŠπŸ™πŸ»

                  • Thomas W Case

                    Beautiful work.

                    • sorenbarrett

                      Thank you Thomas so much for your review and kind words

                    • Tristan Robert Lange

                      Sensual and natural. Naturally sensual. This poem sings to the soul and I could feel that inner rose blooming. Well done on this. An absolute fave, Soren. πŸŒΉπŸ‘

                      • sorenbarrett

                        Thank you so much Tristan for your review and most kind words of comment

                        • Tristan Robert Lange

                          You are most welcome, my friend!

                        • Kevin Hulme

                          'Our Highest Assurance of the goodness of Providence seems to me to rest in the Flowers'.
                          Sherlock Holmes. The Naval Treaty.

                          A Rose is Perfection. Fine Poem.

                          • sorenbarrett

                            Yes I remember that from reading Sir Oliver Wendel Holmes works. Thank you for that.

                          • Timothy Hilary Musa

                            I like this

                            • sorenbarrett

                              Thank you so much for your review and most kind words

                            • Goldfinch60

                              But that beauty will always return soren.

                              Andy

                              • sorenbarrett

                                So true Andy all it requires is regular pruning. Thanks so much for the read and encouraging comment it is always appreciated

                              • Priya Tomar

                                What a beautiful poetry, it seems metaphor of life from birth to death

                                • sorenbarrett

                                  You are so kind. I thank you for your read and words of support

                                • Joan Reese

                                  It made me think of a beautiful woman losing her youth. Insightful poem!

                                  • sorenbarrett

                                    Perceptive Joan I deeply appreciate your insight and support.

                                  • jim56

                                    love this beautifully written
                                    words are well chosen to express poem so well
                                    nice flow nice to read jim

                                    • sorenbarrett

                                      Thank you Jim your words are most appreciated and give fragrance to the work

                                      • jim56

                                        your welcome you are very talented



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