Beauty Shattered

A little ditty about a rose

Winter blew a feathery kiss
Upon the plumage of one so fair
A carnation hue, yet darker still
Was echoed in the garden there.
    Where angel dust and specters meet
    To chill the air and rest their feet.

Winter, with her girlish charms,
Yet arcane in her gnarled wrists,
Did come upon the comely one,
Summoning those deathly mists.
    That swarm about the crowns of saints
    While bringing them to all that taints.

Winter curled her lips with pride
As frost made love to petals sweet.
Trading velvet for glassy robes -
Slowly splintering in defeat.
    Ending a crash with tinkling sighs
    Who could mourn the rose's demise?

Reviews

[Alessander]

Angel dust? u mean, the drug?lol kudos to the format and imagery - even tho the diction and content are arcane, the read is still musical and concrete enough to draw one in. If you haven't read Poeticpers on this site, I think you would like his stuff.

[Heather D]

Beautifully written. I loved the imagery and the flow, and it really draws you in right away.

[AlmostAlice]

Wonderful poem! I really loved the details, and good choice of words.

[Blue tailed kite]

Beautiful poem... the imagery and choice of words was very good. Loved the details.

[there is no more from m..]

OMG amazing this poem wa brilliant well done

[Joan.S.]

love it. Beautifully written. Lovely imagery and vocabulary. Just loved it.

[Hello, Goodbye]

This is a beautiful piece.. It loved it..

[Bud]

This is classically beautiful. Really. All things have a season, and seasons come and go... Magnificent work!

[Alexander Scott]

I have to admit, I'm a novice when it comes to poetry. I've never written any, and I know that if i tried they would never come close to this. For me it seems everything happens in winter whether good or bad and this poem reminds me of those moments. I adored it. And it's absolutely beautiful!

[Shellie]

Great writing, imagery and choice of words and the flow its all good! Skill involved here in it.