The Rose

Gray bleached the color from the day
all that was bright has gone away:
my mood darkens, fills with dismay
sullen and gray, sullen and gray.

Sounds muffled by walls within walls,
the rain falls and no bird songs call:
muted, in drawn, under a pall
a light rain falls, a light rain falls.

Mimicking the rain my eyes tear.
I shut all the lights, disappear.
Beneath the cover it's unclear
what do I fear, what do I fear.

Light brings clarity, all's exposed
perhaps to gray I'm predisposed?
A soft sunlight pinks the red rose
light and dark pose, light and dark pose.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2013


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Date: 7/13/2013 11:34:00 PM
Congratulations Deb This is a beautiful mono tetra in every way
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Date: 7/11/2013 6:03:00 PM
Debbie, such endearing images with elegant rhythm. Beautiful:) congratulations on your win :)
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Date: 7/10/2013 8:52:00 PM
Congratulations on a well deserved win, Debbie! Love, Annalise
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Date: 7/10/2013 1:20:00 AM
Congrats on the win!!
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Date: 7/9/2013 9:35:00 PM
Congrats In Kim's "Monotetra" contest....take care...LINDA
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Date: 7/9/2013 5:46:00 PM
congrats on a great win Debbie.....
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Date: 7/9/2013 11:41:00 AM
Lovely Debbie. congratulations. Glad to be in the same class. Love, Joyce
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Date: 7/9/2013 11:29:00 AM
An excellent write, Debbie! Congrats on your win! Love, Kim
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Date: 7/4/2013 9:00:00 PM
Hi you! Like this cool form. Will have to scope the contest pages ... interesting! I loved your last verse most. Especially the second line. Well, It's 11- I closed my contest and now I'm going to eat a bowl of cereal before I stumble into bed. I'm exhausted, but things are finally starting to come together. Another week of big hustle and then I should surface again. Hugs, Love, from a red-eyed Dee xox
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Date: 7/4/2013 1:34:00 PM
I really enjoyed the flow and its calm nature in this poem...lovely well penned write ty debbie:) Cheriex
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Date: 7/2/2013 10:48:00 AM
Very cute and beautiful poem. Enjoyed a lot. Loved always, bl
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Date: 7/2/2013 10:07:00 AM
Deb, it's a cute poem with a pleasant rhyme, well done!! xoxo:) Jag
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Date: 7/1/2013 8:47:00 PM
This is very well written in that form, Debs. One of the best ones!
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Date: 7/1/2013 3:15:00 PM
such beautiful flow Debbie very well written Shadow x smiles
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