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A Withered Rose
June 18, 2014
A withered rose they all adored
when in youth.
Shaped into a tender pose,
suited with a slender suit.
Time and weather the petals eroded
and chipped the stem.
While the rose settles,
the rose, a corroded gem.
From sweet and small
to wrinkly and pruned
because nature took it's retiring call,
It was groomed after all.
The head starts to droop
a shadow cups it's hands
and takes a scoop.
© Liza C., Seattle, WA
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This article has 5 comments.
RebeccaReader PLATINUM said...
on Jul. 5 2014 at 9:18 am
so you liked it?
monikitty12 PLATINUM said...
on Jul. 4 2014 at 6:52 pm
OMG ROSES THEY ARE ABSOLUTELY THE MOST BEAUTIFUL THING ON THE PLANET. I LOVE THEM MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE IN THE WORLD LOL JKJKJK
RebeccaReader PLATINUM said...
on Jun. 19 2014 at 8:35 pm
your welcome
EmilytheBelleofA. DIAMOND said...
on Jun. 19 2014 at 10:49 am
Thank you, for sharing this. It's wonderful.
Last year my principal Mr. Getz, who is an published author, told me to write a poem. I decided to write about a rose. I want people to know that beautiful things don't last forever. Only through our memories do these beauties remain long after they are gone.