Bed of Roses

Thank you so much, Gabriel! I love roses :-).

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Yeah, the thorns are a bit disturbing, right? Thanks for the edgy like, Speak!

glad to see you back, Chi
I've missed your poems on
my screen -
and in my head...      :)

Awww, you are so kind, Paul! Thank you so much for the warm words.  
Am I back? I don't know. Just stepping by now and then, I suppose.  
There's little time left for creative thoughts ast the moment. Time to retire :-)!
But I miss being here, missing all the good stuff. Like yours :-)

So wonderful to see you Iris ! A beautiful garden..

JeJe! Hi there! Good to see you stopping by.
Missed you.

Beautiful analogy ... roses are gorgeous but there's a price paid in their gathering

Thank you so much, Lobo! That's it. No  pain no gain.
We could just adore them from afar ... but that'll be never enough
I'm afraid. Ouch!

cherish the thorns along w/the roses.
beautiful, Chi...

... said the Prince and went straightforward to kiss awake Sleeping Beauty :-).
Thank you, John for your thoughtful and wise comment. The thorns remind us of the two sides of a coin life holds for us.

Pleasure and pain... do sinners really have more fun? Cool poetry, Chi.

Both combined is like heaven on earth, Alex. I totally agree!
Thanks for your cool comment and for sharing my sentiments :-).

Wonderful to see you back, Chi.
Nice return, a thorny beautiful.

THANK YOU for the warm welcome, Ahavati! As I've already written in the reply to Paul's comment: I'd love to be here more often but I'm so busy at the moment having not much time left for creativity. I miss that but hope there will be better times.

A joy to read as always :)

And a joy to hear from you, Sara! Thank you! I hope you're good?