These Roses

Time is never tempted by beauty...Beauty grows old too

Roses, these roses

The holiest of memories,

But thorns, those thorns

Beauty with difficulties!

 

Petals will wizen,

But memories shall unfold

Of smoldering sun shines

And of winters of colds.

 

There’s no remedy

To this dire disease!

When these roses grow gray

Tempting they shall cease.

 

Crimson, blood-red,

Vermilion, scarlet;

They smell of eternity,

Never to grow upset.

 

But time’s reigns,

When years are philistine,

Bind and crush them

And away they thin

 

With decaying seams

With wrinkles of age.

Time is merciless;

These roses its message.

Reviews

[Lili Frank Robinson]

Not my type of read, but I can still tell you I see great talent and potential!

[Raindrop]

"Crimson, blood-red,
Vermilion, scarlet;
They smell of eternity,
Never to grow upset."

You really put a mark on beauty. And I loved it! You used roses, since they are always used to express eternal beauty/love..but you killed them with time. And I definitely like how you did it! :)

[msharma]

O! What clarity of thoughts run...signifying the real essence of what a rose looks like, its hard truths and the real dying notion....."With decaying seams...These roses its message"Lovely

[StarSandwich]

Wow. This pins roses down to a T. Amazing much love for this write :)

[Kathryn]

Beautiful. You have great potential to go far, and this is probably one of your best peices yet :)

[TheElfPrincess]

Beautiful. A lovely piece of writing. Well done.

[Mikayla Rasmussen]

beautiful. i could feel the vibe of the poem very moving. excellent work

[Victoria PoetryBunny]

"But thorns, those thorns
Beauty with difficulties!"
I love these lines... this poem is so great, telling of a rose and it's life, like a metaphor for ours... this is a beautiful write, i enjoyed it a lot, love it.

[Coyote Poetry]

A beautiful and powerful poem with a message. I like how you used the rose to make your point.
"With decaying seams
With wrinkles of age.
Time is merciless;
These roses its message."
Thank you for the excellent poem.
Coyote

[Ripple of Aqua]

So pretty! Especially the connections that you draw with every sentence. Nice.