If The Petals Have No Thorns

They said we were as different

As the night is from the day

They said you were the purebred

And I was just the stray

They said we'd never make it

Though opposites attract

For all that you held dearly

Were all the things I lacked

They said you were a princess

But I could never be a prince

Who'd I think that I was fooling,

Who was I trying to convince?

They said you were the story

And I was just pretending

I was just the sad song

And you the happy ending

But then they didn't know

That we were Heaven chose

For if the petals have no thorns

There couldn't be a rose

Reviews

[A.N. Alexei]

Cute poem! I like how you stuck to the ryhming scheme :)

[Eve]

This is, well, cheesy..but wait..no no come back, it is but in the very very best possible way. There isn't a woman on this planet that has ever been in love that would not love love love hearing this from her man, excellent write!

[A poet's heart]

I love this :) brilliant poem :) Thanks!

[Mary]

Beautiful, beautiful! I love your choice of words, the rhythm, the overall flow, and such a lovely last stanza.

[Whiskurz]

Thank you Mary......Whisk

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How touchingly beautiful :)

[A Soap Mess Stories]

beautiful...

[Kathryn]

I adore this, simple in the most beautiful of ways.

"For if the petals have no thorns
There couldn't be a rose"

Love the last two lines.

[Trixolomanea]

Really nice! I loved reading it. It made me feel all warm inside! The words, the lines, it all seems so right, so fitting.

Well done!

[Donna Di Angelis]

Very Nice! I love how the end pulls it all together.

[Dean Kuch®]

This was paradoxical prose in motion. A touching and lovely ode to one's true better half. I really enjoyed this!