Ralph Sergi Poet Rhyme

Roses Are Red

ROSES ARE RED

ROSES ARE RED
The flower’s crimson cerise hue
creates the petal’s grand debut
of love and memories to recall
my florid sanquine gift of all

VIOLETS ARE BLUE
Alzea breath with foxglove tones
embellish with an azure clone
herbaceous with a petal white
where insects set and birds alight

SUGAR IS SWEET
Bright butterflies on zephr breeze
sip nectar from Sakura trees
I watch them dance from break of dawn
on flowers where their wings adorn

AND SO ARE YOU
You sent me a bouquet of love
drifting down from heaven above
candy kisses sweet as fructose
on bended knee you now propose

* A collaborative poem with  Jan Allison

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Susan Ashley October 24, 2017 at 9:11 PM Such a wondrous collaboration Ralph and Jan. I enjoyed this write immensely.. Beautifully done!

Patricia Cresswell August 20, 2017 at 10:30 AM Very clever and well written. Good duo.

Gary Bateman July 15, 2017 at 6:59 AM Hello Ralph, I'm glad I dropped by to read "Roses are Red." This one is marvelous collaboration between you and Jan. In my book, this one's an extraordinary rhyme for sure. The blend of the words, the metaphors, and the subsequent imagery rendered is superb and truly poetic. A FAVE!! Cheers and Best, Gary

Bl Devnath June 29, 2017 at 1:27 PM Really an excellent collaboration my dear friend. Loved always, bl Ralph Sergi July 3, 2017 at 11:33 AM Hi BL: Thank you for your comment.

Joseph May June 22, 2017 at 9:13 PM Beautiful collaboration..

Anne-Lise Andresen June 22, 2017 at 1:45 PM - Really amazing .... !!! ... - Love it, Ralph ! - Beautiful !!! - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Teddy Kimathi June 22, 2017 at 6:52 AM What an awesome harmony of words with two different musings!! I enjoyed the flow in every verse and line!! ;-) Ralph Sergi June 22, 2017 at 7:28 AM THANK YOU FOR YOUR KIND COMMENT KIM.

Janice Canerdy June 21, 2017 at 11:37 AM WOW! Great entry, Ralph--CONGRATS on your win. Janice

Andrea Dietrich June 19, 2017 at 3:29 PM Oh, this is so sweet. So pretty, you guys. Jan told me this was here! It's great to see you two collaborating melodiously with imagery.

Nette Onclaud June 19, 2017 at 2:10 PM wow, very picturesque in every sense of the word... greeat collab with jan, ralph!..huggs

Lin Lane June 19, 2017 at 11:02 AM What a great idea, to take an old rhyme, line by line, and create verses to coincide with each one. Lots of praise to both of you. Jan Allison June 19, 2017 at 12:15 PM Ralph was the brains behind the idea and I was honoured to be asked to write with him:-) hugs jan xx Jan Allison June 19, 2017 at 12:15 PM aww thanks Ralph!!!:-) hugs jan xx Ralph Sergi June 19, 2017 at 12:14 PM Thank you, Lin: I love her poems and sense of humor!

Tim Smith June 19, 2017 at 10:14 AM A wonderful celebration of two great poets...love your collab. Jan Allison June 19, 2017 at 12:13 PM It was an honour to be asked to write with Ralph and I am delighted with the way the poem turned out - I struggle with romantic writes not like you do!:-) hugs Jan xx

Jan Allison June 19, 2017 at 9:42 AM Thanks so much for posting the collaboration Ralph! It was an honour to be asked to write with you, as you know humour is more my forte but we got this written in the end:-) i will post it on Thursday as it's our 26th wedding anniversary:-) hugs jan xx Ralph Sergi June 19, 2017 at 12:12 PM Coincidentally, JAN, It's our 51st anniversary! Jan Allison June 19, 2017 at 12:07 PM OH Wow Ralph what a co-incidence - our collaboration was simply meant to be!:-) hugs Jan xx Ralph Sergi June 19, 2017 at 12:06 PM Jan: Coincidentally, It is also our 51st anniversary!

Daniel Turner June 19, 2017 at 8:31 AM What a cool collaboration. Better be careful Ralph. She's married and she likes to fart:) This is a very fun read you guys. Daniel Turner June 19, 2017 at 10:42 AM Jan, I've been known to get a little rank at times, myself. Lol Jan Allison June 19, 2017 at 9:41 AM Correction Daniel lol I am married and I write poems about poop and farting... but yep I admit hand on heart I do 'pass wind' on the odd occasion but then again everyone does although some folks would never admit it:-) hugs jan xx