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El_Campeador
Senior Member

since 2003-01-29

Posts 761
Ohio, USA

0 posted 2004-06-10 06:31 PM

You’ve given me a yellow rose,
A gift of friendship which has bloomed;
A lovely thought, but now I know
That any thought of love is doomed.

But what’s more precious than a friend?
I’ll live life worthy of this gift,
The friendship due to you I’ll send,
And prayers for you to God I’ll lift—

***

Somewhere between back then and now
I found that sometimes we will bleed,
Through hurting hearts to push the plow
And in the furrows plant the seeds,

In sacrifice we gave our hearts,
In friendship took a crown of thorns,
And though my soul was torn apart
Through death a newer life was born—

***

I kept that rose for many years,
And found that through the pain endured
The soil was sprinkled by my tears,
And unexpected joy occurred:

As blood was dripping from my hand
It fell upon the yellow rose,
And sacrifice, the way God planned,
A rose of red has now composed!

Kevo
Member

since 2004-06-02

Posts 466
Navarro County, Texas, USA

1 posted 2004-06-10 07:06 PM

I thought your poem was fantastic. I know what it's like to get the "yellow" rose from someone I love and have "friendship" throw a wrench in there. Although, I was friends with my wife first usually you end up heartbroken. Thanks for sharing it.

Great poem,

Susan
Member Ascendant

since 2004-03-27

Posts 5104
walking the surreal

2 posted 2004-06-10 07:17 PM

Excellent write. Truly enjoyed the parting lines.

Susan

The whole of the Universe resides within each individual heart.

JamesMichael
Member Empyrean

since 1999-11-16

Posts 33336
Kapolei, Hawaii, USA

3 posted 2004-06-11 12:31 PM

Nice writing...most relationships will stop at a friendship...very few go past that...sometimes we want to take it past that...but after a while we (I)figure out the consequences....James

iliana
Member Patricius

since 2003-12-05

Posts 13434
USA

4 posted 2004-06-11 02:02 AM

An amazing poem; it just has to go back to the top so more can see it. It touched me, oh, so deeply.

Sunshine

Administrator

Member Empyrean

since 1999-06-25

Posts 63354
Listening to every heart

5 posted 2004-06-11 11:35 AM

Ben...this is ever-lovely...
thank you for sharing.

Earth Angel
Member Empyrean

since 2002-08-27

Posts 40215
Realms of Light

6 posted 2004-06-11 11:54 AM

Ben, it is so good to read you again. This poem elicited many emotions in this reader ~ and from reading the replies that you have received ~ I'm not alone in that department!

A lovely and very moving write.

Linda

El_Campeador
Senior Member

since 2003-01-29

Posts 761
Ohio, USA

7 posted 2004-06-11 02:05 PM

Thank you! I'd glad you all enjoyed this poem.

“We are all travelers in the wilderness of this world, and the best that we can find in our travels is an honest friend.” –Robert Louis Stevenson

Suetang
Member Ascendant

since 2001-03-07

Posts 5187
Melbourne, Australia

8 posted 2005-05-26 10:53 PM

Another wonderful write.

For you :

"In friendship we find
nothing false or sincere.
Everything is straightforward
and springs from the heart"

Take care........Sue

I am in motion
I am blue
Love is an ocean
I'm anchored in you
- Shawn Mullins

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