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alien
cheryl marren
United Kingdom, 11h56m44s +50° 36'40"

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Rose

v2.1

Sodden remains of unfulfilled
promises linger in freezing air.
Valentine’s day is cloudy this year.

Remembering words of love
glittering like golden vine leaves
in your hair –
now scattered,

remembering vows we made
hanging like shining chandeliers
above our heads –
now shattered,

today I see through crystal tears.

Our love was like the rose I brought:
beauty hidden within a bud
like a sweet secret waiting
for sun’s rays to shine,

delicate as a whisper
caught by the wind.
Graceful petals
drift to the ground;

another rose dies.



v1.0

valentine’s day is cloudy this year
sodden remains of promises
suddenly broken
still linger
in freezing air

I remember words of love
glittering
like golden vine leaves
in your hair

now scattered

I remember vows we made
hanging
like shining chandeliers
above our heads

now shattered

today I see through crystal tears
a single yellow rose on your plot

our love was like that rose
beauty hidden within a bud
like a sweet promise waiting
for sun’s rays to shine

delicate as a whisper
caught by the wind
graceful petals
drift to the ground

another rose dies

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Up the Staircase Comment by: Up the Staircase - 2008-05-11 14:01
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v2.1...definitely better. The first seemed a little fragmented. This was a great poem. I would enjoy reading more from you in the future.

Up the Staircase.
Johndeprey Comment by: Johndeprey - 2008-05-01 20:09
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I'm not capable of writing a poem this good, but my reaction on first reading v2.1 (which is much better than v1.0 for the reasons mentioned by others) is that it's too good. I reads too easily. It smoothy slipped by in front of my eyes and I didn't become the sender or receiver of the message. Maybe you should use harsher brush strokes in your picture.
ParchmentPoetry Comment by: ParchmentPoetry - 2008-04-26 18:51
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I like it better with punctuation. I especially like the rhyme of "now scattered" and "now shattered." Nicely done. Janet
ParchmentPoetry Comment by: ParchmentPoetry - 2008-04-26 17:50
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Nice, but what happend to the 15 lines rule? Curious. I like the second version better. Janet
mrsspark Comment by: mrsspark - 2008-04-25 13:45
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Hello. Thought the rewrite really did tighten this up - it's a pig to write without punctuation, and I can't understand how anyone would forgo it all the time.
Moving 'Valentine's day is cloudy this year' to the third line packs far more of a punch

Think previous comments re 'on your plot' are spot on, but am not entirely convinced that I'd have got the graveside feel without having read the first version.

Thanks as always for the read. XX
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