Beautiful Rose

She stands at the garden wall
Smells the sweetness of the pink rose
A sweetness only matched by her beauty
A color only matched by the blush of her cheeks
The warm summer wind gently blows
Her short hair shining in the sun
It appears to be moving in the breeze
With the petals of the rose
 
I stand mesmerized as woman
And flower are one
Their beauty interchangeable
I catch a scent riding the wind
My nostrils flare
Is it her or the rose I smell
 
She plucks the petals one by one
I see her lips as succulent as the nectar saying
“He loves me, he loves me not”
I am caught up in this game
Feeling as if my love hinges
On the outcome of that last plucked petal
“He loves me,” the petal falls
Lightly to the dew filled, plush green grass
I breathe a sigh of relief for my beautiful rose
Lucky that it lives in my garden.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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May 1, 2010 at 9:04 AM
wow. this poem is so....wow. you've taken my breath away, great details and imagery, this is wonderful.
Green Avatar
April 30, 2010 at 7:59 AM
Amazing... brought me in so deep I could SMELL the rose, feel the plush green grass. Wonderful write.
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April 29, 2010 at 2:11 PM
I love this poem about the beauty of this rose..few days ago I wrote a poem about the rose,but in a different view..but reading this poem reminded me,yes a Rose is beautiful..great..Charma
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April 29, 2010 at 1:42 PM
another great and beautiful write keep it up enjoyed faleshia
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April 29, 2010 at 12:21 PM
a wonderful and beautiful poem. Welcome to the Soup. LUv, andrea
Brown Avatar
April 29, 2010 at 10:36 AM
I would like to welcome you to PoetrySoup Travis. Thank you for your kind comments on my poetry. Wishing you the best in your writing endeavors. If you have questions please feel free to ask anyone here. We are all willing to help and if we don't know the answer we will find someone who does. Love, Carol
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April 29, 2010 at 10:08 AM
I ran out of space on the last comment alotment...just a lil' bit left to say here....Once again, welcome Travis, and don't forget to say your prayers today ! *smiles* james
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April 29, 2010 at 10:04 AM
First Travis, I'd like to extend a warm welcome to you to the soup ! Welcome ! And may your joy be made full here ! And so, about this poetry, you need some serious help with your writes Travis ! Not...*smiles* this is actually a very well writen poem, bleeding with pure passion ! I love it ! As a matter of fact, I hope you don't mind if I add it to my favz so I can reflect on it from time to time, as I do with other great poems I have saved from some of the fantastic poets here on the soup !
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April 29, 2010 at 9:01 AM
Beautiful and sensitive words Travis and welcome to the poetry soup family of poets.. so enjoyed reading your creative write today and looking forward to many more from u per Amy's blog..luv.. "Sweetheart"
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