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Ottava Rima --- 2025 January 09

(a-b-a-b-a-b-c-c; rhyming scheme)

 

Three Dozen Long Stem Red Roses

 

Rosebuds draft in scarlet, crimson, or maroon, dreams to capture the viewer's point of view, as its blossom's sheath their basis to its prune, magnificent achievers rise in rows queue, as the loss of age cast their field of thorn strewn, shadows the facades to pipe a distinct tune, shear away those sharp pokey points of danger, and frail petals to amend its life-changer. Amendments trail the housed maxed of tabletops, of revived rosebuds claim a home as their own, a treasured wealth trades with the town's floral shops, then set at one's front wicket by an unknown, or adorn tombstones as floral wreaths that props, and crowned on a princess who sits on her throne, a taxing burden to detain the death masque, not tiny but thornless as Bonsai craft's task. The Pyramid steps like the Baguio steppes, where Filipinos view as their time-out spot, the other is ancient for tourists who peps, while an isle serves the rosebuds to sprout and squat, nature confides stemmed thornless maroon by reps, students check articles of the course they plot, as a new breed of rosebuds shelved a terrace, elegance embrace the solitaire heiress. Loosely sketched parcels that the rosebud dwells in, fresh sod fertile and well-sopped sealed neath the sun, from its current strain, since its birth in Eden, inspire blossoming with faint buzzes outdone, coy rumors, green greener, red redder, seeds in, East rises, and West sets, how the rosebud won, Bonsai is an ancient craft not deemed as new, man named rosebuds since their virgin birth, it grew. Spring sprung sprouts as their healthy roots hug the ground, a wealth of newborns reach for the warmth of skies, its outstretched stem hardens merely being gowned, a promised promenade paramount to rise, by patrons, the sun, moon, and earth make their round, a glowing shape as a rosebud is its prize, the fields are graced with rosebuds color-filled rows, as they grow in opened splendor till it snows. Botanical Society best: Sowers. ranked by their breeds and regions where they were raised, down to idyllic truths, forthcoming growers, who take pleasure in their leisure being phased, where growth is best tended as their height lowers, promised its dowery by virtuous praised, reach prosperous glory in you or outpours, rain or shine achievers within or outdoors.

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Date: 1/24/2025 12:56:00 AM
A blessing to read. just love this. Congrats my friend. God bless you with love, Gina
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Date: 1/21/2025 1:23:00 PM
Another winner... you have so much talent, a gift I'm so glad you share. Xo
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Date: 1/21/2025 1:22:00 PM
Lots to say, dear William! Loved the ending! Congrats!
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Date: 1/10/2025 10:23:00 AM
Wow, you wrote so many ottava rima stanzas. They are wonderful.
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Hilo Poet
Date: 1/11/2025 12:07:00 PM
Mahalo Jay, as it's a challenge to focus on a solitaire theme. Aloha~William
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Date: 1/11/2025 9:53:00 AM
Mahalo Jay, as it's a challenge to focus on a solitaire theme. Aloha~William
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Date: 1/11/2025 6:38:00 AM
Mahalo Jay, as it's a challenge to focus on a solitaire theme. Aloha~William
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Date: 1/10/2025 5:37:00 PM
Mahalo Jay, as it's a challenge to focus on a solitaire theme. Aloha~William
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Date: 1/10/2025 11:00:00 AM
Mahalo Jay, as it's a challenge to focus on a solitaire theme. Aloha~William

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