Join the Neopoet online poetry workshop and community to improve as a writer, meet fellow poets, and showcase your work. Sign up, submit your poetry, and get started.

A Single Red Rose

A single red rose on my pillow
Sweet-smelling cologne
Invaded my
Nous, while its
Glitzy petals
Lie quiescent in the moonshine
AWOL the sunshine

Rosette’s spiny stalk
Encased with golden silver trimming
Draped my singular reddish rose

Roseate dawn
Overtook the dusk
Silencing nocturnal prattle, that
Entered my chamber

At the dawning ascension
A single red rose on my pillow betrothed my forgiveness

About This Poem

Style/Type: Free verse

Review Request Intensity: I want the raw truth, feel free to knock me on my back

Editing Stage: Editing - rough draft

About the Author

Region, Country: United States, USA

Favorite Poets: Billy Collins, Shakespeare, , Emily Dickinson, , , Whitman, Jess Tapper

More from this author

Comments

Roscoe Lane

Roscoe Lane

14 years ago

The only,

The only thing i'd change in this beautiful poem is, take the Y away from silvery. Really enjoyed this poem. Love Roscoe...

Barbara Writes

Barbara Writes

14 years ago

Thanks Roscoe

I made the change and think it better also
I like your signature it is so true
i just finished writing this a few minutes ago.
i guess Chrys cliche' workshop inspired me to write this so i can experiment with more uncommon words in my poetry.