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Roses Without Thorns

Roses without thorns are like cherries without pits. Child without mother. There is no way possible. One must come with the other.

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Reason A. Poteet

Date: 3/29/2014 4:02:00 PM

When you remove the thorns from roses, selfish people will trample them to death just because they can. Great tanka, Robert, the pivot line brings it to a human level which is where most of us are stationed.

Matthew Anish

Date: 3/27/2014 8:56:00 AM

Nice use of this Oriental form here. Keep it up! Peace & Blessings Matthew Anish

Pace Ink-U-Script

Date: 3/27/2014 8:42:00 AM

Oh wow...this is great!!!!

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 3/27/2014 7:15:00 AM

- Beautiful poem and true, Robert ! - Have a enjoyable day. - oxox // Anne-Lise :)