To Be But a Rose

Love poem

             

To Be But a Rose

      



To be but a soft rose petal, for thou aren’t not a thorn touched by thorns. Ever so gently the rain drops upon thee, as if tears of mourns beauty thou arte. Cress gentle thy touch upon my lips my sweet maiden for it is I that mourn thy petal so soft. Fall not blackened or blemished, for touch is strained against thee.

 

O’ but a rose so fair as red and vibrant as thine--life compared. I mourn with wither upon my bended knee. For such beauty thou has set before me, scathe my eye for I diarist not looking upon you. I cry upon the world of old bones for strength, for wroth and bleedith my open wound.

 

O’ but a rose for tho hath taken my heart, my soul. Wrenched, I am as the thorn to bear you in thine womb. Wrenched am I for ye to be all but a rose.

          

Author's Note

I received word about my poem To Be But A Rose which was entered in the World of Poetry contest. It was published 2012. in their book Stars In thier Hearts Whispers. Now I wait to see if I one a prize. I sure hope so, but now I can say I actually had something of mine published for the world to see.

Reviews

[Kaylor Mason]

There's not many things as beautiful as an unblemished rose. I don't know what to say about this poem technically, because I don't know if you have misspelled words or if they're written in an older style of English that I'm not familiar with. Either way, though, it's a good poem--it's pretty in an innocent child-like way, rather than beautiful in an obssessively hot, passionately romantic way. "Wrenched am I for ye to be but a rose."--I take it that means the narrator wishes the innocent, pure rose was a girl. That's a good parallel

[Neva Flores Smith - Cha..]

I wish you luck with this one although it is so beautiful, you will not need it. Lovely!

[Becky C Strukamp]

You compose this type of poem beautifully,I enjoyed reading it.

"To Be But A Rose" Love the title. Wonderful poem of love.

[NA]

This is where I want to be if I ever begin poetry. You, sir, are dangerously good.
Move over William Blake.

[J.V. Stanley]

roses, being my favorite flower, I find this poem most excellent in form as well as beauty in words. The way it is written, sounds more like a soliloquy that has a Shakespearean quality to it. Masterful.

[Audrey Howitt]

Lovely job with this. This almost sings itself!

[Von Alis]

I really like the Old English style. I wish I could use words like those in my writing. Keep writing poems like this I love reading them!