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Open Poetry #25

A Single Rose

Rex Allen McCoy
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since 2000-01-30

Posts 2863
Sippin a Timmy's in London

0 posted 2003-04-12 07:11 AM

A Single Rose
~~~

Prison annex
cold
and bare
Cause of death ... the electric chair
~
The Reaper grips the silent dawn
lingers ...
waning day
Midnight
quaffs the power down
devours
a human prey
~
Merely boy
the youngest man
but sentence squares misdeed
A footstep echoes
whispers chant
a collar's tempts
redeem
~
A single rose
delivered late ...
a letter
from his love
Tears pervade the lost reply
and haunt
the cells above
~

Sunshine

Administrator

Member Empyrean

since 1999-06-25

Posts 63354
Listening to every heart

1 posted 2003-04-12 08:51 AM

Oh my, Rex - what brought this about? Such a tragic moment...no matter of the misdeed, but to know something precious was never seen, at the very last...

hoping to see more from you on this beautiful weekend....

Karilea - If I whisper, will you listen?...

Patricia
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since 2003-04-06

Posts 2160
Missouri

2 posted 2003-04-12 09:44 AM

Replies are silenced by death. But often in life too. We must take the time to reply while we can do so.

A chilling piece, but thought provoking and beautiful.

garysgirl

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since 2002-09-29

Posts 19237
Florida, USA

3 posted 2003-04-12 10:02 AM

Oh goodness, what a surprise. I thought I was
going to read a beautiful poem about a rose,
instead I read a very heart-wrenching poem
about a rose. It was still beautiful, though
different than what I expected. I could almost
see that rose lying there on a table or in a
prison cell.

Hugs,
Ethel

regards2you
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since 2002-10-01

Posts 3940
California

4 posted 2003-04-12 10:04 AM

"but sentence squares misdeed"

" a collar's temps redeem"

This poem has a haunting quality, can't help but wonder if they did.

..without surrender, be on good terms with all persons..
"Desiderata"

littlewing
Member Rara Avis

since 2003-03-02

Posts 9655
New York

5 posted 2003-04-13 12:46 PM

Rex:

Ride the lightning . . .

awesome write xxoo

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