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VAS
Member Rara Avis

since 2000-11-16

Posts 7450
Oregon

0 posted 2001-07-06 08:47 PM

Roses of Summer
Virginia Salter

the roses of May
diffuse decay
and lift my heart aloft
their scent is honey of raspberry shave
that touches my being, soft

the roses of June
sing “Claire de Lune”
about my door they tarry
and bring the girls of Osaka’s bay
around by here to marry

should you defy
rose of July
‘twould be a bitter kill
you’d likely end in forest glade
spinning in Morgan’s swill

so dance the rose’s
summer tune
and sing of garden’s play
join the loves of wisdom’s glee
as sweet rose carries you away

© July 7, 2001

Honeybee
Member Ascendant

since 1999-12-26

Posts 5372
Ontario, CANADA

1 posted 2001-07-06 08:54 PM

Virgina, this is so classicly and eloquently penned, I really like this ode to summer roses~

Melissa~

VAS
Member Rara Avis

since 2000-11-16

Posts 7450
Oregon

2 posted 2001-07-06 08:58 PM

thank you, Melissa, don't think I've ever written in a way perceived to be classical...I will stash that away in my heart

Trillium

Member Patricius

since 2001-03-09

Posts 12098
Idaho, USA

3 posted 2001-07-06 11:37 PM

I always enjoy poems about roses! Mine are especially beautiful this year, because we've had lots of rain, I suppose. Anyhow, I'm enchanted with them. Lovely poem.

Betty Lou Hebert

Lighthousebob
Member Elite

since 2000-06-14

Posts 4725
California

4 posted 2001-07-07 12:39 PM

Your summer roses have set my heart and mind to a happy frolic. I really liked the up-beat tempo of your poem. Makes me just want to lay down my burdens and do a little dance............

SmittenKitten
Senior Member

since 2001-06-20

Posts 1131
where the sky and horizon meet

5 posted 2001-07-07 01:38 AM

so dance the rose’s
summer tune
and sing of garden’s play
join the loves of wisdom’s glee
as sweet rose carries you away

I shall!
This is a wonderful welcome to summer

I love it.
~Krista

"Poetry and Hums aren't things which you get, they're things which get you.
And all you can do is to go where they can find you."
~Winnie the Pooh

cpalmer
Senior Member

since 2001-06-26

Posts 977
Phoenix, Az

6 posted 2001-07-07 02:13 AM

This was beautiful..the rose is my favorite flower and also my daughters birth flower...I love how ellegantly you wrote this
Cindi

God is our inspiration; Words of the heart can be music to our ears
Cpalmer

VAS
Member Rara Avis

since 2000-11-16

Posts 7450
Oregon

7 posted 2001-07-07 09:05 AM

Oh, you all are so sweet and kind with your encouraging words...thank you for reading and taking time to say such nice things. I'm so happy you've enjoyed this one so much. I feel another rose poem coming.

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