Charles Reese Poet Quatern

When I Look Upon the Roses

When I look upon the roses 
I see a flower oh so fair
But the stems I touch remind me
That each their thorns they also share

I see how love and pain collide 
When I look upon the roses
With many colors that they wear
All it's beauty it  imposes

To hide the pain that it does share
It tries to cover up it's thorns
When I look upon the roses
I see a beauty that adorns

Life is somewhat like this flower
So full of love but also pain
I think of how I'll handle each
When I look upon the roses

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Andrea Dietrich May 8, 2026 at 1:58 PM I love writing poems on roses. They also work well as metaphors. Lovely write here. I was looking for it previously by what I believed you title to be: upon the roses. Keep up with quatern. It's such a great form Charles Reese May 8, 2026 at 7:13 PM I'm glad you enjoyed it I used the roses are red and violets are blue line to write one on each I like the roses quartern best French styles are my favorite by far to write in