Janice Canerdy Poet Quintain (English)

Brief: Blue Roses

A girl returned to school--still not quite well.
A classmate queried, "What's been wrong with you?"
She was so timid but at last could tell
the boy "Pleurosis." He exclaimed, "That's new.
I've never heard of roses that are blue!"


pleurosis--more commonly termed pleurisy, an inflammation of the lungs

The "blue rose" does not exist in nature; it is a rare hybrid. Not even through 
genetic engineering are scientists able to produce a truly blue rose.

In the Tennessee Williams play, The Glass Menagerie, Laura said she had
pleurosis. Jim thought she said "Blue roses."


July 2, 2017, entered in Kim's (Kim Rodrigues) Color Splash Contest

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Jan Allison July 15, 2017 at 12:47 PM dropping back with my congrats Janice:-) hugs Jan xx

Alyssa Lorette July 15, 2017 at 11:36 AM Hey, I'm coming to this poem again to congratulate you for getting 10th place! :) Janice Canerdy July 15, 2017 at 11:57 AM Thanks so much, Alyssa! Janice

Kim Rodrigues July 14, 2017 at 9:10 PM Janice, I loved this! I saw The Glass Menagerie many many years ago on broadway starring Maureen Stapleton. You touched my heart with this one. Terrific win, Janice! <3 Janice Canerdy July 15, 2017 at 8:26 AM Kim, thank you so much, for sponsoring the contest and for placing my poem. I'm glad you liked it! Janice

Andrea Dietrich July 12, 2017 at 3:16 PM Yes, Janice, I do that too , researching topics for poems. It's so helpful! Janice Canerdy July 12, 2017 at 4:22 PM It surely is. Janice

Andrea Dietrich July 6, 2017 at 11:58 AM Awesome that you found the hybrids!! Janice Canerdy July 6, 2017 at 12:06 PM I am learning a lot from being on this site. Sometimes I research a prompt topic. Then, win or lose, I've learned something! Janice

Andrea Dietrich July 4, 2017 at 12:35 AM I am glad you explained that one out, Its been so long since I saw that play,I do not even recall that line! Very creative thinking! I love the "idea" of blue rose and though there is no such thing,they have a purple looking one (maybe lavender type color) that I planted and its name is blue rose! I just love it among my red ones though it's not a blue blue color. Janice Canerdy July 4, 2017 at 8:24 AM Andrea, thank you so much. When I saw the prompt, I thought of the play and "blue roses." When I looked up "blue rose," I was amazed to find numerous references to that play, along with refs to the actual hybrid flower. Happy Fourth! Janice

Gregory Richard Barden July 3, 2017 at 7:52 PM This is wonderful ... love it! A great example of how our words are often misinterpreted, but also that SOMEtimes those misunderstandings can yield beautiful things, sometimes much more beautiful than what was originally intended. Love it! :-) Janice Canerdy July 3, 2017 at 8:14 PM Greg, thank you. I'm so glad you liked it! Janice

Alyssa Lorette July 3, 2017 at 4:31 PM What a creative piece, Janice! Good luck in the contest. :) Janice Canerdy July 3, 2017 at 4:47 PM Alyssa, thank you so much! Janice

Daniel Turner July 2, 2017 at 11:13 PM Must have been from the south:) Very cute and funny, Janice. Good luck! Janice Canerdy July 3, 2017 at 12:09 AM Yes, Williams was from Mississippi. Thanks so much, Danny. Glad you liked it. Janice

Dale Gregory Cozart July 2, 2017 at 5:05 PM I can absolutely see a little kid saying that! Although I would love to see a rose in any shade of blue. Janice Canerdy July 2, 2017 at 7:18 PM I looked up genetically-engineered hybrid "blue roses"--beautiful. Thanks so much, Dale! Janice

White Wolf July 2, 2017 at 3:23 PM A wonderful write, Janice! Best of luck to you Janice Canerdy July 2, 2017 at 7:19 PM Thank you so much, White Wolf! Janice

Jan Allison July 2, 2017 at 3:17 PM love the humour at the ending Janice! Great word play!good luck in the contest:-) hugs Jan xx Janice Canerdy July 2, 2017 at 7:19 PM Thanks so much, Jan! Janice