Donna Golden Poet Blank verse

By Any Other Name

Tender petals' velvet robes
  Scent's intoxicating lure
    Vibrant hues which please the eye
      And evoke romantic mood
        
         
        Soft to touch, the ending bloom
          Sharp is the ironic thorn
             Which protects the flow inside
               That feeds the beauty of the 
                            
                           
                                Rose







            Inspired by Brian Strand's BLOOM contest

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Robert A. Dufresne January 9, 2010 at 5:27 AM this one makes me smile, Donna. Put this poem and a rose side by side and it would be hard for me to distinguish one from the other.. Lovely- Robert

P Sheart December 21, 2009 at 9:02 AM Donna,Congrats on your three poems winning the first round of PS contest!! Very well deserved, enjoyed reading your wonderful poetry. Here’s wishing you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!! May 2010 be your best year ever! Love Light Patty

James Fraser December 20, 2009 at 10:14 AM Many congratulations on reaching the second round with your fine poem Donna >> James,xx

John Freeman November 8, 2009 at 11:27 AM Congratulation on the gret poem feature. Donna, Sincerely, Love Moses

Iolanda Scripca November 7, 2009 at 6:09 PM Beautiful description in this blank verse, Donna. Congratulations on being featured his week. Love, Iolanda

November 7, 2009 at 6:00 PM Good use of imagery for a creative poem. Enjoyed it the first time I read it and again today. Congratulations on your well-deserved feature! I wish you ongoing success with your writing. Karen

Vince Suzadail Jr. November 7, 2009 at 6:51 AM Legend has it that the rose was so beautiful God gave it thorns to protect it. Congrats on the feature. Vince

Barbara Gorelick November 2, 2009 at 7:37 PM What a beauty..so glad it was featured this week. BG

James Fraser November 2, 2009 at 1:17 PM Many congratulations on your poem being featured this week >> James

Carrie Richards November 2, 2009 at 8:06 AM This is a soft and lovely poem, a wonderful feature to read this week! Congratulations Donna! ~ Love, Carrie

Carol Sunshine Brown November 2, 2009 at 4:10 AM Congratulations on your poetry being featured this week Donna. May you have many more. Love, Carol

Brian Strand November 2, 2009 at 12:38 AM Congrats on your featured poem this week Donna Rgds Brian

Doris Culverhouse October 15, 2009 at 4:20 PM good one, love it!

Elaine George August 30, 2009 at 6:23 AM Simply beautiful, Donna, The rose is probably the most written about creature of all time. So spellbinding and mysterious. I have written countless compositions about her. Thank you for the wram welcome back to the soup. Love, Lainie

Farah Chamma August 28, 2009 at 3:41 AM Wonderful... a beauty indeed... always, Farah

Matthew Anish August 26, 2009 at 11:45 AM Nice "shape" poem! Roses are so pretty and you capture that in your work. Yours Matthew Anish

Carol Sunshine Brown August 15, 2009 at 9:24 AM I missed some of the excellent poetry written and posted here yesterday Donna. I am enjoying reading them this morning. Thank you for sharing yours. Good luck in the contest. Love, Carol

Brian Strand August 15, 2009 at 12:48 AM Thank you for supporting my contest Donna.Rgds Brian

Sue Mason August 14, 2009 at 10:19 PM Beautifully done here, Donna!! Good luck in Brian's contest and thank you so much for all your comments!! Glad you are posting again in our Soup ... smile ...

Joyce Johnson August 14, 2009 at 6:45 PM Romantic writing and does the Rose proud. Good luck in the contest. Thamks for your comments about my Dialect poem. Love, Joyce

James Fraser August 14, 2009 at 5:01 PM Donna, what a most beautiful poem of the Rose, i just adore poems with Roses in them. And this is a gem, wonderfully written>>James

August 14, 2009 at 4:20 PM Nice use of imagery in this poem. I like the stair-step format. This one has me smiling. Good luck in the contest. Thank you for your kind words on my poem. Have a wonderful weekend. Karen

John Freeman August 14, 2009 at 4:04 PM A rose is still a rose, no matter how it's thorn grows, Sincerely Moses

Carrie Richards August 14, 2009 at 3:06 PM The velvet robe....what a lovely description! Lovely poem, Donna! ~ Carrie

Carolyn Devonshire August 14, 2009 at 1:55 PM I got chills when I read this lovely verse, Donna! Could not help thinking of Bette Midler's beautiful song "The Rose." Sure, they have thorns, but so do many things of beauty. And I love the title, straight from "Romeo and Juliet." Brilliant writing, Donna! Love, Carolyn