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First Red Rose of Summer

As the first red rose blooms The first bloom of summer__see It reminds me of you dear For I know how much you Love roses especially those of red I long to see you soon But our eyes won't gaze soon I'll have to enjoy the blooms All by myself__ they are red Like all my blood flowing see From my broken heart that you Broke when you left my dear I loved you so much my dear But you found another love soon I just could not share you But miss you when roses blooms There is another that I see And he really doesn't like red I'll just dig up roses red Then I'll forget about you dear This new person I finally see I will really enjoy marrying soon We will marry when pink blooms Adorn the running rose__ forget you I'll just forget all about you Except now when blooms roses red Next year there will be blooms Of pale pink everywhere dear I will enjoy planting them soon I hope that you will see All the red roses disappear see Soon they will go then you Remember our lost love very soon Every time you see roses red You will remember me my dear You'll remember when red roses blooms Red roses see over there red Ones that you really love dear Full bloom soon red rose blooms (First try at a Sestina...Thanks for the challenge Jared.)

Copyright © | Year Posted 2010




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Date: 2/26/2011 12:04:00 PM
you should print this and give it to you know who. john
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Date: 5/21/2010 4:47:00 AM
Congratulations on your win in Jared's contest "The Sestina" Sara. Love, Carol
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Date: 5/18/2010 9:55:00 AM
You did well with your first try. Congratulationsl. Love, Joyce
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Date: 5/18/2010 8:35:00 AM
Congrats Sara on your HM in the Sestina contest.. a wonderful honor for a equally wonderful poem.. luv.. Linda-Marie..
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Date: 5/4/2010 4:16:00 AM
Really beautiful Sara. Of course we love roses here in england, our national flower..Good luck I'm sure this is a winner......Allie
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Date: 4/28/2010 7:55:00 PM
BEAUTIFUL!!! Sestina's are tough and you created a wonderful poem. A really great write. I love the title. I am a sucker for roses.
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Date: 4/28/2010 11:56:00 AM
Thank you my friend for entering this beauty for my Sestina contest... All of the entries so far have been some hard hitting poems that will give me much to think about when the time comes.... And Andrea is correct, this form can be rather boring to read because of the repeating six words... Although, my intention is not to bore but to challenge you all... It is no fun to provide you with a form that is widely used, like the Haiku, Senryu, or even Free-verse... I want you all to think....:JP]
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Date: 4/28/2010 6:58:00 AM
enjoyed reading
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Date: 4/28/2010 6:09:00 AM
You know I love to write about roses lol...very well written
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Date: 4/27/2010 10:41:00 PM
I have no idea if it's a sestina or not. but it is a great attempt because sestinas I have seen in books are quite boring and yours is NOT. LUv, andrea
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Date: 4/27/2010 7:59:00 PM
sweet, nice, and everything nice, enjoyed the read Sara,..p.d.
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Date: 4/27/2010 6:50:00 PM
Hm, this sounds sad..forget, i have never been able to understand that word fully.maybe i have a problem..but this also sounds of a part of your true self Sara.sad, lovely write.a gazing in the eyes of lovers, always a deep moment. -Always&Forever Lynette
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Date: 4/27/2010 6:45:00 PM
my fav flower. john
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Date: 4/27/2010 5:46:00 PM
Its a beautiful poem. i love it.
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Date: 4/27/2010 5:14:00 PM
Dear Sara, Reading this Sestina of Yours has helped me see a bit better as to the form but I don't think I'm ready to try it Yet YOUR Talent will take YOU to the Winners Circle A Superb effort Thank-You for YOUR Gracious Comments ALWAYS YOUR Liege...HG
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