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Send Me "Cheap Roses"...
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Send Me "Cheap Roses"... |
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Sunshine
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since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart 
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Send Me “Cheap Roses” I am not the delicate nature of an exquisite rose and do not bring a heady scent to the nose I am more the cinnamon scent of a carnation that parlay the intricacies of my day as do the petals of that bloom, in and around, up, down curving crown yes, I am this less expensive and longer-lasting flower I have that power and in your garden I would grace and bring the elusive smile to your face and be me pink, red, yellow or white on long green graceful stem I stand under sunlight, bright so catch me up on the breeze of night fragrant cinnamon true delight of many eons and breath me in touch my curves and remember that you can afford the flower that serves Karilea If I whisper, will you listen?...KRJ [This message has been edited by Sunshine (edited 10-20-2000).] |
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Elizabeth
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since 1999-06-07
Posts 6871Minnesota |
I liked this a lot, Sunshine. I like roses, but carnations are also very special to me.  Elizabeth Something sweet, something sort of grandish, sweeps my soul when thou art near... [email protected] |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Thank you Elizabeth...many is the time I would prefer carnations over roses, simply for the lasting power of the fragrance and the flower itself... Karilea If I whisper, will you listen?...KRJ |
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Alle'cram Senior Member
since 2000-02-28
Posts 1816Texas |
I really like the way this one feels. Very nice job. Marcy |
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Marsha
since 2000-07-10
Posts 7423Maidstone Kent England |
Karilea, yes a beauty is the carnation, and this poem is a beauty too. I love this one. Take care Marsha  |
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Marge Tindal
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
Karilea~ Yep .... I'd have known that ! Lovely write, my sweet friend. ~*Marge*~ ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ [email protected] |
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catalinamoon
since 2000-06-03
Posts 9543The Shores of Alone |
A flower of any name, would express your lovely words.. This is so nice, and I hope there is a wonderful man appreciating your long lasting fragrance.. Catalinamoon |
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Mark Bohannan Member Rara Avis
since 2000-06-21
Posts 7269In the winds of Cherokee song |
No matter what petals you are covered in, you shine daily. The true down to earth nature of this poem reflects deeply in the kind of woman most men would truely love to have at their side. One that is in touch with reality but yet knows how to dream and to make them come true. Wonderful penning...worthy of my library. |
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Denise
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648 |
Beautiful, Karilea! I love this! So pretty! Denise |
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Wilfred Yeats Member Elite
since 2000-08-04
Posts 2704Wilmington, Delaware |
Sometimes - like this - the power and variety of your imagination - simply staggers me - bravo |
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Balladeer
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since 1999-06-05
Posts 25505Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA |
Sunshine, be it roses, carnations, tulips, or any other, you can outshine any flower in the garden...this is very, very nice : |
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Sunshine
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since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Marcy, I like the way this felt too, thank you... Marsha, the carnation has always been a favorite of mine, thanks for reading... Marge, of COURSE you knew!... Cat...I think so...thank you for reading... Mark, a lovely sentiment...thank you, and may your library card never expire... thank you denise!... Mr. Yeats...you've helped add to my imagination with your works, I should thank you... 'Deer, I'm always glad when you find time to read, and thanks!  ...Karilea If I whisper, will you listen?...KRJ |
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Christopher
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-08-02
Posts 8296Purgatorial Incarceration |
Kari - I wish you would have shared this with some of my ex's - Roses get expensive...LOL Nice lady - beautiful sentiments. C Read my Words. Read my Face. Don't just look at either. -C |
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Sven
since 1999-11-23
Posts 14937East Lansing, MI USA |
A flower by any other name is still a flower. . . But there's only one Sunshine. . . beautiful my friend. . . ----------------------------------------------------------- That which gives light must endure burning --Victor Frankl |
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Sunshine
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since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Chris, now you have the recipe for the next round... Sven, Thank you...  Karilea If I whisper, will you listen?...KRJ |
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Martie
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since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Karilea--It's not the price of the flower that is important but the way you feel about it...carnations last lots longer. Enjoyed your poem! |
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Daniel J D Senior Member
since 2000-10-01
Posts 1471Hillcrest, Queensland, Australia |
Very well done Sunshine, shows the real character in you. Respond to my call and let the waves of my heart fill your life with the wonders of love (Daniel J D) |
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Irish Rose Member Patricius
since 2000-04-06
Posts 10263 |
This is a humbling poem, and yes, all of that and more! I remember the beautiful wildflowers my daughter would bring me as a child and how much they meant, more than any expensive flower. "When red-haired girls scamper like roses over the rain-green grass, and the sun drips honey."" Laurie Lee Kathleen |
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Sunshine
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since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Martie, the cost should never be considered...but the flower that denotes the character...ah, now there you go... Daniel, thank you for reading, so thoroughly... Kathleen, thank you for the new idea!... Karilea If I whisper, will you listen?...KRJ |
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Suzanne Arlene Member
since 2000-10-09
Posts 377Ontario, Canada |
I liked where this poem took me.I like being a carnation Suzanne |
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Charisma
since 2000-09-30
Posts 5906lost in blue pages |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Suzanne, I like being a carnation as well...such a spicy scent... Charisma, I shall cherish the gift of flowers, thank you... Karilea If I whisper, will you listen?...KRJ |
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Butterflies_dont_cry Member Elite
since 2000-03-06
Posts 3733Michigan |
Wow...this is beautiful! |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
BDC, did you know that butterflies prefer carnations over roses? Fact! THANKS! Karilea If I whisper, will you listen?... I would rather be silent and write, then speak loudly and be bound. KRJ |
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Butterflies_dont_cry Member Elite
since 2000-03-06
Posts 3733Michigan |
Nope I didn't know that...but it makes perfect sense to me...they smell better, they last longer and they are cheaper ...just my opinion though...lol |
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Ron K. Fox Senior Member
since 2000-10-24
Posts 925 |
A carnation is a gentle flower born A roses scent without the thorn. lovely poem. Tossing words like wishful coins into the deep well of an open heart. R. fox |
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Elizabeth
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Member Ascendant
since 1999-06-07
Posts 6871Minnesota |
Moving a copy of this into my library.  Elizabeth |
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Elizabeth
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Member Ascendant
since 1999-06-07
Posts 6871Minnesota |
Moving a copy of this into my library. Elizabeth |
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