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The Rose
by
Jean George
copyright 06-06-2005
Age Rating: 13 to 127
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Time squandered in morbid reverie,
Sophomore daydreams of a poetic end.
Illusions blurred into reality;
Too swiftly gone, apologies unpenned.
No mirrored breath will form a misted cloud
To end this lullaby of muted weeping.
Now in bronze and silk, gowned in satin shroud,
Posed in beauty for eternal sleeping,
Eulogies of many-splendored virtues
Try to wash away the sin unspoken,
Innocent hearts soul search for clues
A shaking hand holds the final token.
The single perfect rose is gently placed,
A last offering blessed by falling tears.
Between cold fingers it will lie encased
Until it turns to dust and disappears.
Author's Comments:
Years ago, a high school friend accidently over-dosed when she experimented with "harmless" drugs. Lately, I have been thinking about her a lot, I must have had this poem in my heart for a long time. Her name was Rose.
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03-04-2007 Haley R.
Wow. This was an AMAZING poem! I loved the rhyming scheme, as well as the many metaphors you used. In many poems that use metaphors they seem a little forced, but in this poem they seemed to come naturally. BRAVO!
Also, I like the last few lines. I especially like the rhyming there, and also I thought they did a great job of ending the poem. This poem makes you think a lot about the world today...
Anyway, AMAZING job! I can't wait to read more by you!
-Haley R.
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02-11-2006 Tiffany Forster
Wow... this is..well, everything that could be said about this has been said. This is absolutly amazing, and it reminds me of Briar Rose...so calm and serene in such a haunting setting. THis is amazing.
-hands her a basket of fruit and cheese and some cookies-
Tiffany
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07-21-2005 Leah Garrison
what a beautiful, exquisite poem...
wow... this one took my breath away.
your use of meter, rhyme, and precise terminology is superb.
all I can say is... wow...
=^.^=
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07-05-2005 Jennifer Simpliciano
Wow...just wow. That's one heck of a poem!!! I could imagine somebody standing on stage and saying this poem with so much emotion. I love your diction. I wouldn't use 3/4 of the words you chose. Your images are so amazing too. Great work.
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06-21-2005 Deone Wiley
This is a eulogy well spoken and more lasting when spoken with a pen. I had trouble in my first reading and stumbled over changes in metre. But the more I read it, the more the metre and odd rhymes didn't matter.
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