Tuesday, November 8, 2022

Petal & Thorn



Dreaming under a cherry moon
the color of the night, dark blue
a lonely lady drinks in the stars
stirring her cocktail of Petal and
Thorn bitter vermouth, with notes of
chamomile, cinnamon, rose
and orange peels

Swept away, by the intoxicating
flavor, she composes a poem
spilling her heart on a five inch
paper napkin, the last petal falls

Sealing her words with a kiss
it's him she thinking of, again
pouring a refill - to ease the pain
from the bittersweet thorns....


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hosted by Lillian - writing from a list
of 13 movies honored with a Golden Raspberry Award, The Razzie

7 comments:

  1. "Swept away, by the intoxicating
    flavor, she composes a poem"
    The scene of the poem is so vivid.
    Well Done!!!

    Much💛love

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  2. Love all the imagery in this piece....most especially
    "a lonely lady drinks in the stars
    stirring her cocktail of Petal and
    Thorn bitter vermouth, with notes of
    chamomile, cinnamon, rose
    and orange peels"
    The details are wonderful!

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  3. This is powerfully engaging True! Sad in emotion but strong in resolve. Well writtdn my friend. 🙂✌🏼🕊❤️

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  4. This is gorgeous!

    I especially the opening ("cherry moon") and this:
    "drinks in the stars
    stirring her cocktail of Petal and
    Thorn"

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  5. You painted the scene so clearly I can see her, as well as feel her sadness.

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  6. Her loneliness and sadness captured so vividly.

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