Time

Come gather the rose in bloom
Before it withers and dies
Like a book un-read or a song un-sung
Useless waste swept away by time
Copyright © | Year Posted 2011

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Johnson Avatar
January 14, 2012 at 1:54 AM
but then time turns the corner, and new people you do meet, friendship love n happiness, is surely hard to beat....
Andresen Avatar
December 3, 2011 at 4:09 PM
Beauty... OXOX Anne-Lise
Wesley Avatar
November 25, 2011 at 8:39 PM
I get so much out of these four lines, you have a way of saying a lot with very few words.
Ball Avatar
November 18, 2011 at 12:53 PM
A very deep thought here Liz. We should learn to smell the rose while it is in bloom but not forget to tend the garden. God Bless, JB
Hebert Avatar
November 18, 2011 at 11:28 AM
THANK YOU FOR READING MY POEMS, I MEANS ALOT TO ME TO KNOW THAT YOU TOOK THE TIME TO READ THEM
Song Avatar
November 18, 2011 at 12:58 AM
4 lines of lovely kinetic energy! A book unread and a song unsung are equally a waste, dear. Analogies that soar. Luv, Gwendolen
Bright Avatar
November 16, 2011 at 9:59 PM
I really like this. Thanks for sharing.(:
Johnson Avatar
November 16, 2011 at 9:19 PM
me roses sit out front on me hump, unpruned not withered n dying, been putting bricks on the lawn, till no grass is shorn, lawnmowers give me the mumps....
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