Gershon Wolf Poet Free verse

Love Is a Rosebush - Contest

Love is a rosebush
  from its brambles and thorns
to its bright flowers' petals
  Though hearts may be torn
as its prickles cut and sting
   Once the rose scent's inhaled
      ~ True love is reborn



           October 31, 2019
   Metaphor of Love Poetry Contest
          Sponsor: Bobby May

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Lonna Blodgett November 16, 2019 at 9:43 PM Beautiful and precise in its meaning! Truly love it. Lonna Gershon Wolf November 16, 2019 at 10:00 PM Thank YOU for the enthusiastic comment, Lonna! Cheers, Gershon

Line Gauthier November 13, 2019 at 6:40 AM Lovely, Gershon. Congrats on your win. Gershon Wolf November 16, 2019 at 9:59 PM And thank YOU for the congrats, Line! :) gw

Anne-Lise Andresen November 13, 2019 at 5:55 AM - Congratulations on your lovely winning poem, Gershon :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :) Gershon Wolf November 13, 2019 at 12:08 PM Thank you so much for the congrats, A-L! :) gw

Sandra Adams November 12, 2019 at 7:24 PM Good write my friend, congratulations on your win :) hugs Gershon Wolf November 13, 2019 at 12:07 PM Thanks for noticing and for the congrats, Sandy. :) gw

Brenda Chiri November 12, 2019 at 7:09 PM Well rocky the scarecrow I guess this congratulations will not come as no surprise! I knew you would win Gershon!;) Gershon Wolf November 13, 2019 at 12:07 PM Never a doubt about a win once you were in my corner, Brenda. Thank you so much! :) gw

Bobby May November 12, 2019 at 6:55 PM Congratulation on your Placement! Gershon this one blew me away my friend! Gershon Wolf November 13, 2019 at 12:05 PM And just how far away did this little poem blow you, my friend?! LOL! Thanks for the great contest, Bobby! :) gw

Caren Krutsinger November 2, 2019 at 2:18 PM Good luck in the contest. This one is a winner. Gershon Wolf November 4, 2019 at 2:49 PM Thanks, Caren. Hope you're right about this one. Cheers, Gershon

Brenda Chiri November 1, 2019 at 5:45 AM This was a gorgeous write Gershon you have wowed me! And of course made me smile even more at its loveliness! Just wow!;) Brenda Chiri November 1, 2019 at 4:43 PM Silly you were never the scarecrow at all my dear! You have a brain but maybe a mixture of the lion and the tin man not saying you don't have courage or a heart because I know you do just I think they are the cutest!;) Gershon Wolf November 1, 2019 at 11:12 AM I really, really, really and truly appreciate your enthusiasm about this one. It took awhile to get this one out from between all those rocks and all that straw in my head. Thank YOU, Brenda! ~ Rocky the Scarecrow

Line Gauthier October 31, 2019 at 9:29 PM Well penned, Gershon. Gershon Wolf November 1, 2019 at 11:13 AM Thanks for the positive weigh-in on this rosy one, line. ~ Gershon the Gardener