Notes About The Poem

"The wound is the place where the light enters you".
Rumi

Death of A Rose’s Dream

We are like rose bushes pruned by various things
Some, cause and effect, like the death of a dream

Defining moments in how or if we move on
Do we live despite defeat and become art
Something beautifully flawed yet uniquely inspiring 
Like a rainbow after a dark violent storm

Will we choose to reflect the light or the onyx cloud
Both have a purpose and a violet value
For what is light without darkness to compare
Even in failure one can be victorious

A hero who sacrifices self that others may live
Can reflect light despite the darkness of death
The womb to his body is as a thorn from life’s rose
The demise of his dream gives rise to others 

Light enters you and your soul is transformed
You become part of the fertile grounds 
For a larger dream to become reality
From a seed to a bud and perhaps a tree of life

Light which will enter you, facilitating your victory 
For in tribulations your soul lives on cheating death
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Kerr Avatar
October 29, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Congratulations Karen on your win with this deeply moving, philosophical poem that probes depths. Insightful and reflective. Howard
Jones Avatar
October 29, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Thank you Howard!
Crandall Avatar
October 15, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Wow, great poem, lightness and darkness, death and life...all part of our existences.
Jones Avatar
October 15, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Thanks David! This form is not my forte but I love the contest idea!
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