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Plucking Petals

she plucks pink petals one by one till there none a stark bare stem with beauty gone and empty would that she could glue them back but it is done and now no soft and secret silk will tempt thee even the green, moist, straight stem bends in the sun and there are fresh new flowers full and plenty a vast field of flowers frilled and frenzied sought yet only this can tell if he loves you not

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Regina Mcintosh

Date: 1/24/2025 12:57:00 AM

Wonderfully done. I love this. God bless you and Congrats, love, Gina

Crystol Woods
Date: 3/3/2025 9:58:00 AM

Thank you! Xo

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 1/21/2025 1:17:00 PM

This one made me sigh! Loved the first line, the last and everything in between! Hugs and Congrats!

Crystol Woods
Date: 1/21/2025 1:26:00 PM

Oh tysm! That means so much to me... words of affirmation are my bread and butter lol. Xo

Unseeking Seeker

Date: 1/19/2025 6:52:00 PM

he loves, who sees spirit, not outer form. a beautiful Ottava Rima

Crystol Woods
Date: 1/21/2025 1:25:00 PM

Yess, a hopeful verse i suppose! Thank you for reading and your thoughts! Xo

David Crandall

Date: 1/5/2025 10:34:00 PM

Nice poem. It seems like she stands alone, naked, without petals, dressed only in her question, which I also think the answer to is yes, he does love her, because of what he sees, without frills.

Crystol Woods
Date: 1/6/2025 10:35:00 AM

I love that there are people like you, who know the value beyond the outward appearance. It's a struggle for me as i grow older. But I'm trying to shift my focus. Thanks David! Xo

Tom Woody

Date: 1/5/2025 4:01:00 PM

Ooh a form I've never tried. Not sure how you did but I'm guessing it's a good effort. I'm also thinking he loves her dearly, petals notwithstanding

Crystol Woods
Date: 1/5/2025 4:08:00 PM

Oh Tom,Tom... it's one of those pesky iambic thingies that I just can't grasp! Perhaps it's similar to being tone deaf?? Anyway, I did my best! Thanks for commenting! Xo

Arlo Parker

Date: 1/5/2025 11:32:00 AM

Amazing piece. I'm standing in the field right beside you. :o))

Crystol Woods
Date: 1/6/2025 10:40:00 AM

Yess I'm trying to focus on that and not see growing older as a loss but a gain. H does love me, I'm blessed! Thanks Arlo! Xo

Arlo Parker
Date: 1/5/2025 6:31:00 PM

Once loved genuinely and sincerely, the more beloved connections as couples grow as one. H loves you!! =;o))

Crystol Woods
Date: 1/5/2025 12:01:00 PM

When all our youthful beauty and outward frills are hidden with age, it's our inner beauty that they must come to love... more than the veneer, and more than the cover of the book. <3

Crystol Woods
Date: 1/5/2025 11:57:00 AM

Awe... he loves me, he loves me not, he loves me! ;)<3 xo