Among the iron fence,
stands a white rose.
Its thorns all gone,
borrowed by barbed wire.
Still fragrant and colourful,
But no freshness that’s cheerful.
Just a skeletal stem,
no hope, only glum.
It mourns for those lost,
who’ll never return home,
to the warmth of emotions.
A simple plain truth this rose says.
The rose wanted to be,
a part of bride’s bouquet,
and sing wedding songs.
But here it is, all torn and alone.
18 comments:
Very poignant!
The photo and your words are both so evocative. Well done.
i like the sadness in it, it's beautiful.
Beautiful and expressive Vandana!
Speaks volumes.
.....all torn and alone.........the saddest truth of life...
an original and mournful response to the photo - well done ~ M
The juxtaposition of the rose on barbed wire is striking, and your poetic interpretation is very poignant.
Wow.... very touching
Very touching verse
Wonderfully expressed~
Sad though...
so tender and full of sorrow.
So touching...beautiful words for the photo
I like the contrast of the photo & this poem.
I liked how you weaved the phto and the words together...
What an amazing juxtaposition.
"the rose wanted to be..." nice metaphor.
I agree with your label, "Sad," Vandana. Continue to the unspoken, unwritten here, someone put that flower on the fence. It didn't grow there. Woe to him!!!
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BTW, to avoid the HOT blinking snowflakes when trying 'Publish' I tab along until the 'Puplish' button is active. Then I press my 'Enter' key on the computer. Lots better than trying to 'mouse it.'
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