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shadow974
Senior Member

since 2001-06-21

Posts 636
Michigan

0 posted 2001-07-06 02:43 PM

        What a Waste

  While admiring a rose
  On a warm June afternoon
  I noticed a tear
  Forming under a petal.
  It ran off the petal
  And dripped to the thorns below.

  I was amazed
  Wondering if this was
  A tear of joy for the present
  Or a tear of sadness for the past
  Maybe anticipation
  Of the future.

  I thought,
  The life of a rose is short.
  It grew from a small bud
  Just a week ago
  Now it is a gorgeous rose
  In full bloom.
  In a weeks time
  It shall wither, die,
  And be gone.

  I bent over
  To enjoy its fragrance.
  It was heaven's scent
  So delightful was it
  That I took a second smell.
  Another tear fell
  From the petal
  To the thorns below.

  I was ecstatic.
  The tears were for me.
  Such joy this rose held
  Just in being noticed.

  I reached out
  And grasped the stem.
  Suddenly I withdrew my hand
  In pain
  In my haste
  I shook the stem
  And half of the petals fell
  To the ground below.

  I thought to myself,
  What a waste
  I can't possess beauty.
  It's a gift.

Lady In White

Member Elite

since 2001-02-12

Posts 2799
USA

1 posted 2001-07-06 02:52 PM

but...but....your eyes viewed the gift, and keep the memory....

what waste is that?

This was good....

ethome
Member Patricius

since 2000-05-14

Posts 11858
New Brunswick Canada

2 posted 2001-07-06 02:55 PM

Welcome to Passions!! You possess beauty within your very words and that's the most important thing of all things....wonderful poem!!

The role of poetry is to utter the un-utterable; to open up
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Cpat Hair

Member Patricius

since 2001-06-05

Posts 11793

3 posted 2001-07-06 02:56 PM

yes... a waste to try and possess in some way which alters or changes the thing of beauty to suit your needs... but..it seems the true beauty is not missed by you..

Enjoyed this.. nice write

shadow974
Senior Member

since 2001-06-21

Posts 636
Michigan

4 posted 2001-07-06 02:58 PM

The rose only lasted a short time. It could have been enjoyed over and over again if greed hadn't steped in.

Sven

Member Laureate

since 1999-11-23

Posts 14937
East Lansing, MI USA

5 posted 2001-07-07 08:09 PM

but the beauty of the rose, the memory of it, does not fade, even though the rose itself does. . .

and therein lies the meaning. . .

welcome, and well done. . .

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