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7/18/2011 6:30:33 PM Paloma Walker Posts: 4	(I also don't even know what form of poetry this would be considered.) Destructive rose with your thorns Elegance deserving to be forlorn Stabbing those who hold you close Deceiving those who love you most Called by any other name, just as sweet? How about betraying, beguiling, or disaster to complete Lonely rose, receiving love Yet only reciprocating with sharp pointed shove Then someone reaches out Reality piercingly clear Your're certainly lovely But never loving, my dear
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9/7/2011 7:29:43 PM Keith Baker Posts: 18	Awesome except the "Called by any other name, just as sweet?" line is number three on the list of cliches under resources. I like the idea of those two lines but I think they can be written with more originality and keep the same point. Maybe something like "Called Queen of the Bouquet for being so sweet"
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9/20/2011 12:03:06 PM Eleanore Bourner Posts: 17	I love the rhyming and I think it flows beautifully and I would just put the form down as Rhyme. ------Ell
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9/22/2011 12:19:56 PM Esson Alumbugu Posts: 1	This poem can safely be called a free verse. Stanza 1 has too much contrast in rhythm and syllable content thus creating no harmony. This gives a prose-like read to the poem. I hope you aren't rhyming "love" and "shove" in lines 8 & 9. But i like the theme and presentation. Thank you.
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