Rapturous Rose

orchidee



Tune: Woodlands

('Tell out my soul')

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A rose it is the most perfect flower

Of many colours, many scents and shapes

Whether a single stem or in a bower

Beauty of the rose you cannot escape

 

How can I make a rose, the gardeners plead

I smile and say, it is not make, but plant

So first that is needed 'tis tiny seed

Which colour, size and shape and scent will grant

 

A tiny seed, has the rose within it?

Yes, 'tis programmed, 'tis in its DNA

Just plant in soil, the way to begin it

Every seed special and designed that way

 

The DNA makes enzymes which control

Pathways to create the colour and scent

And leaves, stems, thorns, and all the rigmarole

To make a rose that is the seed's intent

 

When plucked a rose is, I feel its beauty

Perfect blossom upon a slender rod

I look up and I feel it my duty

To state, 'The foolish say, "There is no God"'

  • Author: orchidee (Offline Offline)
  • Published: January 12th, 2018 02:58
  • Comment from author about the poem: A hymn-poem in 10.10.10.10. inspired by a recent poem on a rose by Briansodes. Adapted here with permission.
  • Category: Spiritual
  • Views: 32
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Comments8

  • Goldfinch60

    Good write, I struggled to get the timing write when singing it but found it eventually.

    • orchidee

      Thanks Gold. Yes. some of the timing can be a bit awkward in some of my 'arrangements'. There are a few hymns where they sneak in extra syllables too.

    • Michael Edwards

      Great write all the way until the last line - but I'll forgive you LoL

      • orchidee

        Ahh you picked that up on the original by Brian too, Michael. lol.
        I think 'fool' has the sense of 'one wickedly spiritually blind' refusing to consider anything about a Creator God. not in the sense of 'village idiot'.

      • Tony36

        Great write

        • orchidee

          Thanks Tony.

          • Tony36

            Welcome

          • Fay Slimm.

            A true statement that final one in this excellent write on the nature of even one flower my friend..

            • orchidee

              Thanks Fay. It's based on original poem by Briansodes.

            • w c

              Loved this poem, orchidee! A rose is a treasure.

              • orchidee

                Thanks wc.

              • BRIAN & ANGELA

                Thanks STEVE ~ I do recognise the POEM ~ nice 10 10 10 10 adaption ~ reprise is the greatest form of flattery ! Love the HYMN as well. Thanks for caring and reprising ~ BRIAN

                • orchidee

                  Thanks Brian - glad you like!

                • FredPeyer

                  Very well done, Orchidee! Love your poem and all that 'rigmarole', and thank you for not calling me the village idiot! 🙂

                  • orchidee

                    Thanks Fred. I've not altered much of the original poem by Briansodes.

                  • Violet bluebell( used to be yellow rose)

                    very lovely 🙂 roses are indeed very beautiful floweres , enjoyed reading this , lovely feel throughout

                    • orchidee

                      Thanks Rose. As I say, it's not my original work.



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