Notes About The Poem

A Rose is Just a Rose

I seldom write happy rhyme
Despite my heart’s inner chime. 

Perhaps a rose is just a rose,
It lies with me in sweet repose. 

The tears I cry are not my own,
By my one love they are sown.
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Etgen-Baker Avatar
December 30, 2025 at 6:03 PM
beautifully written couplets with a subtle feeling of loss....well done!
Achara Avatar
December 30, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Thank you. I think I am getting better at rhyme.
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