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Madame Chipmunk Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-05
Posts 8296Michigan 
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Goodknight Member Elite
since 2002-06-15
Posts 2386Ohio, USA |
how deep and how beautiful this is - my wife grows roses and one learns to respect them but they are beautiful - this is a great poem - Paul |
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Mistletoe Angel 
since 2000-12-17
Posts 32816Portland, Oregon |
  YAY!!! That's right! (kiss on cheek) We should always treat those we love with respect and when one feels sad or lonely, we should always look up for them and compassionately listen! (sigh) This is wonderfully said, sweet friend, I love it, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Lyra, thank you for sharing!  May love and light always shine upon you! Love, Noah Eaton "Underneath your clothes there's an endless story..." |
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SmartChick Member Rara Avis
since 2001-09-23
Posts 7081On A Journey To The Unknown |
This is so beautiful. So is the rose. Next to tulips, roses are my favorite flower. |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Lyra, you have captured captured beauty so very well... |
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catalinamoon
since 2000-06-03
Posts 9543The Shores of Alone |
Feels like more to me than the story of the rose. Beautiful, Lyra. Sandra |
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ShadowRider Senior Member
since 2001-07-14
Posts 1038USA |
Munk-age: how utterly true to warn of the inherent danger in deep beauty. Interesting to think of the risk in taking into one's arms, the delicate moment, while never forgetting what must be shed if handled wrong. Extremely well done with originality on a common theme, but with the delightful and astute: Munkster twist! ~rosepetal hugs~ Jeff |
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Madame Chipmunk Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-05
Posts 8296Michigan |
Thanks so much, Paul... I have always found it interesting when beautiful creatures are dangerous... I think that the thorns must have been an adaptive feature which helped the species to evolve instead of die out. Survival of the fittest. ~ flowery hugsLyra |
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Madame Chipmunk Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-05
Posts 8296Michigan |
Thanks so much for your reply, Noah... If you ever give a girl, roses....please make sure that you don't snag yourself on the thorns and make sure that the roses are wrapped in such a way so that she won't snag herself either.... they are beautiful, but their thorns protect them.  ~ thorny hugsLyra |
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Madame Chipmunk Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-05
Posts 8296Michigan |
Thanks Sue... I think everyone loves roses... They are my favorite after daisies and black eyed susans.  ~ hugs without thornsLyra |
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Madame Chipmunk Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-05
Posts 8296Michigan |
Thanks so much, Karilea... that is a lovely compliment...  ~ rosey hugsLyra |
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Madame Chipmunk Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-05
Posts 8296Michigan |
Thanks Sandra... I guess that the story of the rose can be generalized to all of life. Thorns are her protective mechanism. Roses are very delicate and in order to survive, they need the thorns...but, anyone who touches them needs to be careful. I guess this is one flower which doesn't have to learn Karate....its built in. ~ hugs and flowersLyra |
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Madame Chipmunk Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-05
Posts 8296Michigan |
Thanks so much, Jeff.... that is what it was about. Beauty can sometimes bring danger... especially when beauty has such good defense mechanisms. ~ hugs and petalsLyra |
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Pilgrimage Member Elite
since 2001-12-04
Posts 3945Texas, USA |
Lyra, how very well done. I tried to do this with a haiku the other day and failed miserably, but I got a pretty good joke instead, so it wasn't a total loss! Your poem is well-written, and I like the picture with it too. Nan(Pilgrim variety) |
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Madame Chipmunk Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-05
Posts 8296Michigan |
Thanks so much, Nan... I'm glad you enjoyed the poem, but I can't take credit for the picture... I got that one from webshots. ~ rosey hugsLyra |
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Martie
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Lyra...one of my jobs as a florist is to take the thorns off the rose...seems sort of sad in a way, but necessary if you want happy customers. This was a thoughtful poem. Enjoyed |
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the_loner_23 Member Ascendant
since 2002-06-08
Posts 5479Jacksonville, Florida, USA |
Beautiful Cold hands means a warm heart |
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Madame Chipmunk Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-05
Posts 8296Michigan |
Thanks for telling me about that, Martie. I always worry that they are still there... I guess I will have to go all the way to California to buy my roses from your flower shop.  ~ hugs of rosesLyra |
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Madame Chipmunk Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-05
Posts 8296Michigan |
Thanks so much for your reply, Julie...  ~ hugs and grinsLyra |
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Duncan Member Ascendant
since 2001-08-07
Posts 5455 |
No wonder I'm afraid to get off the porch!! All those lurking thorns. You wanna tell 'em about the mmmmmm sound or should I? |
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NewEnglandlazurlu Member Rara Avis
since 2002-01-04
Posts 7470A Mountain Paradise |
And how I love and adore roses and how many times have I been bleeding all over the place from those pesky thorns. However, they protect their beauty and say to the world, 'don't mess with me!' I was at a garden center last weekend and there was a woman ahead of me asking for a thornless rose bush! The poor man waiting on her was dumbfounded by the question. He finally told her 'you can't have a rose without the thorn!' Silly woman. I enjoyed this very much...Hugs, Marti " My wrinkles are badges of courage and reveal that I am a Mother." |
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nakdthoughts Member Laureate
since 2000-10-29
Posts 19200Between the Lines |
a good message there...sorry to say my roses are dieing in the drought...but the thorns are still there... Hi Lyra..am thinking of you, wishing you good news hugsss M |
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Anvrill Senior Member
since 2002-06-21
Posts 710in the interzone now |
I collect rose thorns... A little reminder about the dangers in everything that seems innocent, ich nehme an. (I suppose, fr those of you who stick to speaking English. )Wonderful write. Makes y' think about dualities. "Silly bunny, there are no monsters in here." - Chrys, from Gloom Cookie |
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Chanson Senior Member
since 2000-08-19
Posts 1559Up Creek w/Out Paddle |
A rose is a rose is a lovely poem by Lyra. *s Hugs, When you think you have read it all, |
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Madame Chipmunk Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-05
Posts 8296Michigan |
Duncan...thanks so much for your reply... Are you still out on that porch? What are you gonna do when it gets cold? ~ hugs and roses with thornsLyra |
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Madame Chipmunk Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-05
Posts 8296Michigan |
Thanks Marti... I have seen thornless roses...but they have all been silk. Maybe thats what that woman needs. Thorns have a reason for being there.... roses are so delicate that they need something to defend themselves with. Otherwise the chipmunks would eat them like we eat the crocus bulbs. ~ chipmunk hugsLyra |
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Madame Chipmunk Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-05
Posts 8296Michigan |
Thanks Maureen... Isn't that interesting... the thorns can stand up to the drought but the roses can't. I wonder what that tells us?  ~ thorny hugsLyra |
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Madame Chipmunk Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-05
Posts 8296Michigan |
Thanks Lori... I think I collect thorns also. I guess it teaches us that we should never trust anyone because they look innocent or beautiful. ~ streetwise hugsLyra |
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Madame Chipmunk Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-05
Posts 8296Michigan |
Thanks so much for the lovely compliment, Chanson... ~ rosie hugsLyra |
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