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red-rose rush
Oh my luve's like a red, red rose,
That's newly sprung in June;
Oh my luve's like the melodie
That's sweetly played in tune.—Robert Burns
lack i flamboyance?
yet, am i the rose,
short-lived,
upon the altar of your
sudden pluck,
which kills
my sweet repose,
aborts my blush.
little annoyance,
that my bodyguarding
thorns
should sink their teeth
bone deep
into your flesh:
it does not cure
your red-rose rush.
and how serenely
i, upon the bosom
of the girl you love,
recline my drooping head.
i swear with my
last fleeting breath,
her kiss was sweet,
though i as good as dead.
tomorrow, she your bride,
forgotten i,
red carcass underneath
your passion tree.
the hand once held the rose
now wears the ring;
o how love thrives,
where i have bled and died!
©Copyright 2022 August 27
by Clyve A. Bowen♫
That's newly sprung in June;
Oh my luve's like the melodie
That's sweetly played in tune.—Robert Burns
lack i flamboyance?
yet, am i the rose,
short-lived,
upon the altar of your
sudden pluck,
which kills
my sweet repose,
aborts my blush.
little annoyance,
that my bodyguarding
thorns
should sink their teeth
bone deep
into your flesh:
it does not cure
your red-rose rush.
and how serenely
i, upon the bosom
of the girl you love,
recline my drooping head.
i swear with my
last fleeting breath,
her kiss was sweet,
though i as good as dead.
tomorrow, she your bride,
forgotten i,
red carcass underneath
your passion tree.
the hand once held the rose
now wears the ring;
o how love thrives,
where i have bled and died!
©Copyright 2022 August 27
by Clyve A. Bowen♫
Published 10th Nov 2022
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11th Nov 2022 00:02am
Oh the power, exquisite how you braided hurt beauty the intwining yin yang
14th Nov 2022 00:08am
Hi, Liam
Your exultation humbles me, indeed. Thank you for so carefully and kindly dissecting favouravle elements in words on my page. Not everyone has patience for a rose, nor understands the depths of metaphorical cruelty in killing a rose so that someone might find fleeting pleasure.
Sincerely
cab
Your exultation humbles me, indeed. Thank you for so carefully and kindly dissecting favouravle elements in words on my page. Not everyone has patience for a rose, nor understands the depths of metaphorical cruelty in killing a rose so that someone might find fleeting pleasure.
Sincerely
cab
12th Nov 2022 1:30am
Well damn - this is dramatic - but with
such poetic flair!!
Loved the bodyguarding thorns!!
such poetic flair!!
Loved the bodyguarding thorns!!
14th Nov 2022 00:27am
Eloquence explodes on my page!
Thank you, Adelphina (I wanted to say Adel, for the poetic value of that!), for your encouraging feedback. Little would you know how I have been absorbed by this image of the rose since my early youth.
One day, a visitor to my home, in passing by a rosebush, exclaimed, "What a beautiful rose!" With that, he plucked the rose and left the stem dripping. Deeply affected by the sudden turn of events for the rose, I wrote my first edition of the series, "the plucked rose."
Since then, I have written quite a few other poems on the same theme, "red-rose rush" being my latest. I'm pleased that the imagery has come alive for you; thanks for adding me to your R/L.
Sincerely
cab
Thank you, Adelphina (I wanted to say Adel, for the poetic value of that!), for your encouraging feedback. Little would you know how I have been absorbed by this image of the rose since my early youth.
One day, a visitor to my home, in passing by a rosebush, exclaimed, "What a beautiful rose!" With that, he plucked the rose and left the stem dripping. Deeply affected by the sudden turn of events for the rose, I wrote my first edition of the series, "the plucked rose."
Since then, I have written quite a few other poems on the same theme, "red-rose rush" being my latest. I'm pleased that the imagery has come alive for you; thanks for adding me to your R/L.
Sincerely
cab
15th Nov 2022 00:27am
15th Nov 2022 2:44am
Thanks for being so accommodating, Adel. My cab is already well-established and literally represents my real-life initials. I have had a glance at your work and will return to indulge in your wonderful offerings. You have a super fan club, and I am probably your newest fan. Will share some feedback soon.
cab
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