The Prince and The Rose

How the rose got its colour.

Once upon a long ago

And very far away

The kind but foolish little prince

Went out one day to play

He walked upon the meadow grass

And crossed the silver stream

He climbed high in the forest trees

And stayed a while to dream

But as the sun began to set

Upon the forest floor

He saw a bloom upon a bush

He’d never seen before

The bush was thick with prickly thorns

And on those thorns did grow

A most exquisite stunning bloom

With petals white as snow

Seeing such a wondrous flower

The boy began to sing

And so the little prince conspired 

To pick it for the king

So excited was the prince

His heart beat like a drum

But as he tried to grip the bloom

A thorn did prick his thumb

The thorn had cut his finger deep

And when his finger bled

The blood dripped down upon the bloom

And turned its petals red

No more the flower white as snow

And that's why ever since

The rose is coloured with the blood

Of the foolish little prince

What happened to the little prince?

I really couldn't say

For that was once upon a time

And very far away...

Reviews

[N.S.J]

Very interesting, I enjoyed reading this poem, now I know why all the roses are red! JK, very nice poem! :)

[The Lone Wolf Prose]

A gem. I really love reading your poetry. The simplicity is the key and beauty to your writes. Stylized wonderfully after Aesop and Hans Christian. Great read.

LW

[Shimmerbliss/CAF]

Your work is a real delight to read. Wonderful and love the story. Takes me back to childhood and wonderful sounds and flow of the poems I loved then.

[Inyourshadow]

Probably caught tetanus and died as no antibiotics lol.
You have full mastery of your rhyme and always paint such wonderful images with your words.
I love this defo going in my favourites.
Keep em' coming

[imawriter]

Wow--what a great story. I like rhyming poetry too. Keep up the good work Baz

[.]

Thank the Lord! Your back!! Bow down to the master of rhyme and meter!! Love it, the story is enchanting..

[Charles]

Good story line and nice rhyming. I rather like the last stanza and look at this as having the potential to be a classic poem for children. Good work.

[mir]

Very nice story of a young, charming prince!