“I Love Roses, Says The Star”

Socorro Lawas on Aug 30, 2011

Tags: angel, cheeks, earth, embrace, Eyes, heart, kiss, love, roses, skies, star, thorns

A poem may be interpreted in many ways. Roses and star are symbols used to stand for a relevant idea.

“I Love Roses, Says the Star”

I have grown old in the heavens looking down at old-fashioned roses,
But my heart is forever young dreaming of their perfumed kisses;
Did it please Heaven to distance me from their thorny embraces,
And leave me to pine forever for their sweet caresses?

Rising from the frozen depths I come out of the dark skies
To bathe the roses with the light from my celestial eyes,
Seeking to mingle their angel’s l breath with my delirious sighs,
For love can’t live forever in the lay of old lies.

If I could come down to earth to kiss their silk cheeks,
I’d give up my place in heaven, for so my heart speaks;
What use would it be to shine as a decoration in heaven,
If on earth you find the love which above was not given?

They argue we’re not made for each other:
Who cares if to me this is not a bother-
Roses have thorns, beware they tweet,
But for all that, aren’t their blossoms sweet? ###

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neopisiva on Aug 30, 2011
They sure are blossom sweet… how nicely said.
Great work!
Dennis N OBrien on Aug 30, 2011
Very clever and I wasn’t aware of the meaning of tweet as you used it. I looked it up and found out that meaning so I’ve learned something. Thanks Socorro.
Uma Shankari on Aug 30, 2011
Beautifully worded, very evocative. Much appreciated.
beingwell on Aug 30, 2011
Very nice. Thanks ma’am.
Socorro Lawas on Aug 31, 2011
Dennis: I thought the word twit was the more appropriate word to use, but I did not want to corrupt its present usage in media as applied to my poem so as to inspire argument. To twit means to tease, ridicule, or taunt esp. for an embarrassing fault. Tweet means to utter a weak chirpy sound. Tweet exactly rhymes with sweet; if I used twit, the word as might have been used would be corrupted in context. There’s what we term poetic license, so I felt free to choose tweet.
Martin Kloess on Aug 31, 2011
very, very good, I did notice that you passed up oppetunties to tighten up your meter, Did you do this on purpose.
Freethinking on Aug 31, 2011
First of all I just want to say thank you for being my new friend. Secondly, you have written a lovely poem that is so true in many varying ways.
Socorro Lawas on Aug 31, 2011
Martin: I go by how far my feeling goes. A feeling is not measured, and that is why I don’t tighten up by measuring my lines.If I feel I want to stop, I stop– a reaction against emphasis on reason and law-abiding methods of composition.
KittyK on Sep 1, 2011
Excellent poem with much meaning…
Socorro Lawas on Sep 1, 2011
Kitty, when your face (is that your face?) shows up, I am so delighted. I think you’re as pretty as the picture you posted. We have many things in common and I’m happy there’s someone like you who cares even through a comment, positive or negative.
Jason Starks on Sep 6, 2011
Good job, thanks
Socorro Lawas on Sep 7, 2011
Jason, so you have joined the bandwagon.
Socorro Lawas on Sep 21, 2011
Love , like God’s light, is for everyone. It is love that bridges the gap between high and mighty and the rich and poor.

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