Andrea Dietrich Poet Personification

The Ruby Rose - Typo Fixed

The ruby rose that I once knew
was graceful, mild, and oh so sweet.
I put down roots near her and grew
to understand she was discreet.

Though in her garden all seems well,
the ruby rose that I once knew
has secrets that she hates to tell.
Her lovely petals hide what’s true.

I learned too well what would ensue
when one disturbs her garden’s bed.
The ruby rose that I once knew
took wrong one simple thing I said.

I got too close to what she’d hid.
Revealing thorns, she pierced me through
and all for nothing wrong I did!!
The ruby rose that once I knew.

Dedicated to a poetry mentor from long ago
Nov. 16, 2021
For the 'Rose' Poetry Contest of  Robert James Liguori

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Karen Jones November 17, 2021 at 4:51 PM Wow this was really creative. Enjoyed this and congrats!

Sam Kauffman November 17, 2021 at 1:23 PM Back with congratulations for your visceral poem Andrea! Well done! Blessings!

Christuraj Alex November 17, 2021 at 7:53 AM "Revealing thorns, she pierced me through" - Truth about a rose. Congratulations!

Quoth Theraven November 17, 2021 at 6:34 AM Andrea, Very intriguing, the lovely pedals you thought you knew well. -Richard

Delice Arleen Skelly November 17, 2021 at 2:50 AM Nicely done entry for "Rose" contest. Should never forget a rose has thorns..Delice

Kim Rodrigues November 16, 2021 at 7:19 PM So hard…we can remember the good times before the pain. Soup mail.

Lin Lane November 16, 2021 at 3:38 PM See? I've returned to leave another comment, although I don't recall what I wrote in the one that disappeared. So, weird things are still happening here? I'm glad you're still posting here, and I may be, too. At least for a while. Lin Lane November 16, 2021 at 4:00 PM Thank you. I'll be around. Andrea Dietrich November 16, 2021 at 3:46 PM thanks, Lin. It was so strange. I was reading your comment and then it was gone. I will never understand strange things like that. Hope to see a lot of you.

Sotto Poet November 16, 2021 at 1:47 PM I love the mystery behind the sentences you create, and I consider how you recite phrases. This is a form that you excel at. Best of luck in the competition. Thanksgiving greetings!

Sam Kauffman November 16, 2021 at 11:28 AM Andrea, you have well described the experience of a friends betrayal stemming (sorry) from the wish to hide an area of shame and regret. I love the phrase repetition. This is a form you do so well. Best wishes for the contest. Happy Thanksgiving!

Darlene De Beaulieu November 16, 2021 at 11:15 AM Hello Andrea, That Ruby rose was angry so when picked up showed her thorns and it was felt and then it hurt. Hugs.

Victor Buhagiar November 16, 2021 at 7:59 AM Secret message. But one must not disturb the plant otherwise she would die. Hugs.

Bill Baker November 16, 2021 at 6:58 AM I enjoy the intrigue behind the word you write, so revealing without telling all. Beware of of opening Pandora's box. Hugs, Bill Andrea Dietrich November 16, 2021 at 1:54 PM not enough room using this form to "tell the story" in its complete form. the lady ended up being loony!!