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Death of a Rose Garden

In the corner of the flower garden
The ugly rose
Stood alone
No shelter from blistering noon sun

Wilted and burnt
The beautiful ones mocked
The usual suspects in the garden
Gathered together in flock

The ugly rose wilted and dried
As the other flowers laughed
They became week and fraught
Not knowing their fate was interlocked

For the ugly rose fading and alone
Was not the petals nor the stem
The intertwined roots were rotted
Soon it was the other flower bushes condemned

As the rose garden rotted and died
That one ugly rose, rose again and became alive
Flourishing on the nutrients of the unsurvived
Sadly that one lonely rejected flower

Still was all alone
With no one to share her flourishing bloom
Like a lover left alone in the corner of a room
No one was there to see her bloom

The rains caressing her soul
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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Carmack Avatar
April 26, 2016 at 2:02 AM
Very beautiful and applicable.
Nance Avatar
April 24, 2016 at 7:15 AM
wow, this is so perfect as to what I am feeling lately, you really know how to hone into an emotion and give it a new display
Allison Avatar
April 24, 2016 at 6:41 AM
Deep and so sad Arthur but thankfully the remaining rose was rejuvenated in the end even though she was alone:-( hugs Jan xx
Dunn Avatar
April 23, 2016 at 10:22 PM
Dear Arthur The viberancy of your style is left without comparison, what an inspirational piece, love the pic it matches this work just perfetly, I give you a seven on this piece here, awesome job, cheri d.
Smith Avatar
April 23, 2016 at 10:02 PM
Very sad that the beautiful rose was still all alone...wonderfully weaved Arthur....bravo
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