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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

Copyright © Crystol Woods | Year Posted 2025

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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 Login to Reply 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! Login to Reply 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 Login to Reply 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. Login to Reply 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 Login to Reply 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)) Login to Reply 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