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One Read Rose

The roses were like black ice, dark as night. 
They lived in a crystal vase were they 
were fed their daily juice. My heart 
shivered to see them, they were 
toxic. Yet I noticed 
there was one that was 
still red. One with 
a healthy 
pulse. Its
green
 leaves 
vibrant.
 Its cobra
sting intact. Just 
one still with a heart.
An unmistakable 
life strength. It was on this one
flower I wagered my money. 
It was this one rose I knew who would
 take the lead and all the rest would follow.



September- 21- 2014

Copyright © Maurice Yvonne | Year Posted 2014

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Arthur Vaso Date: 11/22/2014 3:28:00 PM Maurice, this is a very powerful creative piece, loved it! Login to Reply

Dr.Ram Mehta Date: 10/4/2014 2:12:00 AM Lovely title , congrats on the win, Maurice Login to Reply

Andrea Dietrich Date: 10/3/2014 11:47:00 PM yes, I knew it would be great win for you. I was just thinking of something. Did you mean for your title to say One READ Rose? Congrats to YOU! Login to Reply Maurice Yvonne Date: 10/4/2014 7:45:00 AM Yes I did. It sounds one red rose when spoken. Since it is a poem and meant to be read it seemed like an appropriate title. It does not exist until the read rose is read.

Joyce Johnson Date: 10/3/2014 9:20:00 PM Beautifully said. congratulations. Love, joyce Login to Reply

Brenda Meier-Hans Date: 10/3/2014 8:40:00 PM Glad to find this receiving a first place Maurice. Congratulations. Login to Reply

Faye Gibson Date: 10/3/2014 8:26:00 PM Congrats, Maurice. I see much more here than a tribute to roses. Login to Reply

Shadow Hamilton Date: 10/3/2014 7:11:00 PM a fine tribute to the queen of flowers Maurice superb congrats on 1st place and ty for your support hugs Login to Reply

Tim Smith Date: 10/3/2014 6:22:00 PM Congrats Playboy :) Login to Reply

Jan Allison Date: 10/3/2014 5:59:00 PM dropping back with my congrats i adore the clever form you used here Maurice:-) hugs jan xxx Login to Reply

Poet Destroyer A Date: 9/22/2014 8:21:00 PM I Will Be..... Anyways, this one is awesome! I like the words Black Ice :) By the way, you picked yourself a fine mighty rose. I like how you said the other roses stood no chance... LOL, maybe it was all the toxins... any-mini-miny-moe, you got the cobra by the toe... PS, both Etheree's are awesome...... :) Linda Login to Reply

Brenda Meier-Hans Date: 9/22/2014 7:23:00 PM This could almost be a concrete poem Maurice. Great job, good luck in the contest. Login to Reply Maurice Yvonne Date: 9/22/2014 7:33:00 PM Not intentional. That is what a double reverse Etheree looks like when you center it. However I was inspired to write about flowers when I saw another double reverse Etheree that looked like a vase.

Andrea Dietrich Date: 9/22/2014 7:04:00 PM I love the message in this one. Such a positive one and wow, I love how the shape of it is like a vase for flowers. A pretty poem, my friend. Login to Reply Maurice Yvonne Date: 9/22/2014 7:21:00 PM Thank you.

Matthew Anish Date: 9/21/2014 10:12:00 PM Great "shape" poem here! Peace & Blessings Matthew Anish Login to Reply Maurice Yvonne Date: 9/22/2014 6:36:00 PM Thank you Matthew.

Charmaine Chircop Date: 9/21/2014 6:14:00 PM I really love this one ,and the pic goes so well with the poem-Awesome !! Login to Reply Maurice Yvonne Date: 9/22/2014 6:35:00 PM I love your pic too Char!

Liam Mcdaid Date: 9/21/2014 2:03:00 PM oh i really love how you painted this excellent pen Login to Reply Liam Mcdaid Date: 9/22/2014 11:47:00 PM thanks maurice smiling Maurice Yvonne Date: 9/22/2014 6:35:00 PM I just read your pen, I loved it.

Tim Smith Date: 9/21/2014 1:24:00 PM Hope she continues to be her vibrant self and doesn't conform to the others. Login to Reply Maurice Yvonne Date: 9/22/2014 6:10:00 PM It's just a poem. The red rose doesn't really exist.

Casarah Nance Date: 9/21/2014 12:57:00 PM Very cool. I like it :) Login to Reply Maurice Yvonne Date: 9/22/2014 6:07:00 PM That is your "what the ?#@! was that" remark. Thanks Cas for being cool.

Jan Allison Date: 9/21/2014 12:34:00 PM Love the vase shape you created - it would accommodate the only red rose I was ever given by a man! love the imagery in the poem too Maurice with the cobra sting of the thorns - brilliant!!! Hugs Jan xxx Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 9/22/2014 6:11:00 PM its a fabulous write Maurice:-) Hugs Jan xx Maurice Yvonne Date: 9/22/2014 6:05:00 PM My head still hurts from this one.