The Rose

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Cat, Garden, Tortoiseshell, Domestic, Feline, Outdoor

I picked a fragrant rose so dulcet and perfumed for you and kissed the honeyed petals that where rich, dark and dripping sweetness dawn has faded into a sky azure and a sun golden ... I pressed the rose to my cheek, and gently carried her oh, the scent of rose reminded me of your death as the melodious birds sang in low tweets of respect ... now, there is silence that wraps around my broken heart and the rose is wilting she hangs her head, dying for I am weeping, weeping then, I lay the rose upon the garden grave of my beloved cat ... ___________________ February 4, 2022 Poetry/Imagism/the rose Copyright Protected, ID 02-1427-804-04 All Rights Reserved, 2022, Constance La France Submitted to the Standard contest, A Strand (1065) Brian Strand, Judged 02/05/2022 First Place

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Brenda Chiri

Date: 2/6/2022 1:32:00 AM

Constance another winner!;) congrats!;)

Constance La France
Date: 2/6/2022 7:05:00 AM

Brenda, thank you so much for the compliment and congrats ~Constance

Bill Baker

Date: 2/4/2022 3:45:00 PM

Very heartfelt poem, Constance. Sorry for your loss. A lovely poem to express your relationship with your beloved cat. A great entry for the contest, Bill

Constance La France
Date: 2/5/2022 7:48:00 AM

Bill, thank you for the compliment, I always like to think of Smudges Cat as a gift from God, she was with me through many a crisis in my life, by my side always with purr of love, and when she passed I was shattered, but she lived 20 years, and was a very old girl, it was time, she has a forever place in my heart, never to be replaced, although the heart has room to always love another pet ~Constance

Darlene De Beaulieu

Date: 2/4/2022 11:44:00 AM

Hello Constance, oh my gosh! The rose is a flower that kills a cat! It is my favourite flower. The it is lavender. Friendship

Darlene De Beaulieu
Date: 2/5/2022 7:35:00 AM

Hello Constance, the rose is my favourite flower. I like the red then the pink then the yellow. Yes the rose is beautiful. Sorry for the loss of your cat. Friendship &Love. Darlene

Constance La France
Date: 2/4/2022 1:55:00 PM

Darlene, thanks for the visit, I did not know that about the rose, I picked it for Smudge's grave because it was beautiful ~ Constance

Connie Marcum Wong

Date: 2/4/2022 7:32:00 AM

It is so heartbreaking to say good-bye to a pet. I feel our Tommy cats spirit still near us. I am sorry for your loss. Your poem is lovely Constance. Blessings xxoo

Constance La France
Date: 2/4/2022 7:38:00 AM

Connie, thank you so much for your kind words, Smudges loved the garden so I buried her in a fav place, she was 20 years old, I also feel her spirit with me always, and thanks for the compliment too ~ Constance

Quoth Theraven

Date: 2/4/2022 7:30:00 AM

Constance, Nice to learn the meaning of 'the rose' on this cold morning. They really are special to us, our furry friends. Even if they have to abandon us early. We know they would stay if they could. -Richard

Constance La France
Date: 2/4/2022 7:42:00 AM

Richard, thank you so much for the lovely comment, Smudges stayed with me for a long time (20 years) but she was old and fragile so she closed her eyes and angels came to take her and she waits for me up above, well that is what I tell myself (she will live in my heart till my last breath) ~Constance