Rose Quatrain Poems

You were frail, frailer still your fate,
I wonder how fate-beguiled,
Your sad eyes must have looked for me, 
O my ill-fated child.

And far away to welcome...

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You're my land and I'm monarch,
You're my lightning in a pitch dark,
You're my orchard of various fruit,
You're my dress a colored suit.

You're my song that...

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Although the rose is unadorned by dew, rain or sun… she shines still brighter when all her work is done. ~ quote by poet

If often...

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"Wild and windblown, that's how you've grown.
Who can cling to a ramblin' rose?"       Lyric written by Nat King Cole

Moving...

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I am Africa, the cradle of mankind,
Where ancient footprints in the sands of time entwined,
The birthplace of humanity, divinely designed,
In my esteemed valleys, where life...

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Out on the distant horizon of gray,
through the clouds, a soft golden glow. 
The sun, appeared as a spotlight's ray,
touching the dark ocean below.

The waves...

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 In a hyacinth bed of seven stars,
winter fairies waltz in pearl elegance~
a token of faith engrossed amidst scars,
while skies drizzle rain in fruity essence.

Angel...

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Written: January 09, 2024
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A glimpse of a lavish dawn graced with hail,
Thorn sparkles and...

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Close up look at a gorgeous glow
that roused a heart for blood to flow; 
Fair sheets that bloomed in sweeping scope
when peeped through lens of...

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Her love was like a rose,with no perfume.
Dressed in very fine clothes
passion she could not propose,
brought the romance to a close.


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Written 29 November 2023
Love Jones Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Karen Jones

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Spiralling into the depths of a rose.
Scent of petals caresses my nose.
Plummeting through a soft green bed.
Passing through the stem with dread.

Within, I witness its...

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In the garden where time softly treads,
And where vibrant petals gently spread,
There lies a sanctuary, calm and divine,
A haven where sun and shade entwine.

The butterfly,...

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The Last Unicorn 

I was with the last Unicorn
As she drew her last breath
Her horn expelled magic
As she succumbed to her death

The fairies and Gnomes
Each...

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my heart was touched in a very special way--
when a lady gave me part of her bouquet! :O

yellow roses, withdrawn from their upright crowd 
their...

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