Gershon Wolf Poet Free verse

Roses Gone Missing

   suddenly bare branches
     sway and shiver
   shiver and sway, outstretched
     in vain 
       to December's flares 

   stunted grass shoots 
     deign not wave
   to howling winds
     their lawns daily prowl  

   icy slants of rain
      piercing bare heads
   autumn’s roses gone missing
      color them dead

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Evelyn Judy Buehler December 15, 2024 at 5:05 PM This dirge of the missing roses, offers vivid depictions of the harshness of cold weather and fainter sunlight, when summer has gone. A beautifully written poem, and a fave. :)

Joe Maverick December 15, 2024 at 7:01 AM The thing is G W there are roses in the gardens Near me..And magnolias have got pods on them Most un-usual sights yet had Christmas roses 2007 also so its a growing event is seems.?

Michael Tor December 14, 2024 at 10:22 PM The cycle of life will start back again for these beautiful Roses. You will enjoy them again Gershon... but now the cold and the season take their life as you so expressed in your seasonal write. Thanks for posting...