The Queen of Flowers

A poem about a rose

A single rose is standing in a vase

The color of the petals is red and deep

Immaculate in its symmetry and grace

Making all the lovers weep

 

Proud and threatening stand the thorns

She’s a warrior born to fight

But it’s her dainty mercy in which she warns

the animals of this world not to bite

 

Green blood flows through her veins

A prime example of elegance and life

Snow might fall but she always remains

Her purity makes her as sharp as a knife

 

Silent but surely she breathes,

her voice like raindrops carried by the wind

The redness of her skin that seethes

No eyes but that doesn’t make her blind

 

The queen of the flowers bows to no one

And why would she?

Rather, she’d lose all her petals, on by one

She might die but she’ll be free

Author's Note

Picture found by google search. https://www.google.de/search?q=rose&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiF8o2d-6_iAhVM16QKHaNiAKcQ_AUIDigB&biw=975&bih=619#imgrc=PhHYnUgigIsvJM:
Anyway, this is pretty different than what I usually write about, so please tell me what you think about it.

Reviews

[Richard🖌]

Good mornin' to ya, Fräulein Hanna! 😊
First off, I love your name … because, it inspires the feeling of a favored and graceful young lady.
Okay, enough of that!
To your delightfully alluring picture and the poem it represents … did you ever hear the phrase "breathtaking"? Well, for me, this is exactly what your well-struck, thoughtfully rendered words did to me … took my breath.
There are so many outstanding lines drenched in deep metaphor and striking emotional moments, I am hard-pressed to highlight any one … truly, the hallmark of a skilled poetess on the rise.
I must have read a thousand rose poems, but never one that makes it come so alive, with so many facets of it's character speaking to my heart and mind.

A gorgeous work, Dear Hanna, one to be proud of that I shall not soon forget.
Thank you ever-so warmly for sharing You with Us … big hug! ⁓ Richard 🍃

[Hanna01]

Thank you very much for your nice review!!!

[Richard🖌]

Totally deserved, Hanna.
It was my pleasure. : )

[An owl on the moon]

What a beautifully moving, vividly ornate living poem. I love gardens and roses, and you give such character and depth to this true queen of flowers. Wondrous!

[Hanna01]

Thank you so much!

[emery]

Oh my world, this is absolutely LOVELY. It gave me all the feels and was so visual, I could practically see the emotions in front of me if that makes sense. The lady was so sad but so beautiful... keep writing!!

[Laura Kate]

This is lovely, really captures the personality of a torn soul, protecting its own beauty... but at what cost? I envisioned the rose from beauty and the beast, followed by snow white when your snow fell - really lovely imagery, I liked this a lot