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Roses are Red, Violets are Blue

When roses are red and violets are blue, each is a lovely, sentimental hue. But the color of blood is also red, and now my love, as you're gone and dead, the color of velvet is tinged dark-blue, and I still cry through my tears for you.

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Date: 8/12/2025 4:30:00 PM
such a lovely rhyme scheme for a poignant poem. Now I'm feeling a bit sad. Nicely done...enjoy your evening, Sara
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David Crandall
Date: 8/12/2025 7:40:00 PM
Thanks Sara! I'm not sure why work such a grim poem.

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