Once a Rose

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beauty is fleeting
roses no longer bloom here
flower shop now closed 

Posted for Sunday Senryu 
hosted by Rall

No Time For Pretty

Courtesy of Pixabay

This is no time to make things pretty
Yet, we need pretty more than ever

In the rubble of natural disasters
there is a need to find mementos

A family photo, a hidden treasure
something the heart can cling to

After the ominous dark clouds pass
there is beauty in a clear blue sky

This is no time to make things pretty
Yet, we need pretty more than ever

How long can we live in this mess
the beds unmade, the roofless homes

How long can we travel on this earth
with destroyed roads and waterways

Who can repair the damage done
roses are pretty, but the thorns
are a cautious warning....

 written for What's Going On?
hosted by Sherry
writing to This is no time to make things pretty

Pretty Vegas - INXS

Darker Shade of Blue

courtesy of Pixabay

I am a darker shade of blue

fall is losing it's vibrant hue

where has precious time gone

slipping away with each dawn

is there hope for you and I

some days I just want to cry

would you feel my growing pain

in remnants of autumn's rain

reflective puddles form at our feet

how can love be so bittersweet

our souls searching for that dream

would our hearts pause in midstream

drenched in fragile earthly skin

can healing waters be felt within

sing to me, of  November's rhyme

kiss my lips, while there's still time

tell me true, what do your eyes see
why does this cloud hover over me
sunny days are somewhere in the sky
let's spread our wings and simply fly

author's note: Inspiration found here

The Blue Grumpster - Cliche 

This one is for Blue! Yes, I am

feeling it too...

One More Dream

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please, just one more dream
will you bestow a precious rose
let us sing, under moonbeams

silent memories, dying scream
tears of sorrow, has time froze
please, just one more dream

songs drift along the stream
from your lips, a melody flows
let us sing, under moonbeams

healing pools, eyes softly gleam
thorns no longer pierce, love grows
please, just one more dream

heartfelt prose, key words redeem
rays of light, celestial spirits glow
let us sing, under moonbeams

in a slumber, all is not as it seems
i wish not for love to decompose
please, just one more dream
let us sing, under moonbeams

sharing with Poets United

Authors note:
My poem was inspired by
This Place  by Martin Kloess

Scent of Rosewater

Artist: Georgia O'Keeffe 

white waves

  delicate rose in a foaming sea

    ocean petals soft and moist

      he came, to dance with me

  dream  beads laced across the sky

    under heavens canopy, hearts speak

       moon tides rise and fall

         dancing cheek to cheek

white waves

  rosewater scent clings to wet flesh

    love blossoms in the midnight air

      in a woven net our souls mesh

loves purity in a strand of pearls

  illuminating the heavens far and wide
    poetic words spray across pink lips

      swells of emotions grow deep inside

white waves
 rising rhythmic cadence of the sea
  ocean petals, fall with each breath
    I came, to dance with him..

posted for Poets United..I missed the prompt on waves
so my entry will be shared today. Thanks for reading and
have a lovely day.

Winter's Hidden Rose

 

I search my dreams, tracks in new fallen snow

pine and balsam scent wafting in cool air

within soft drifts hidden a flower grows

winter's delicate rose handle with care

snowy white owl, gently whispers your name

messenger of  hope fresh  journey ahead

romance melting cold hearts eternal flame

velvet petals bloom crisp in winter's bed

within your soft moist lips crystals of love

but, thy thorns of beauty hold me confined

stirring my soul, songs of the mourning dove

desire firmly embedded  roots  entwined

will , I pick thee winter rose for a kiss

within my lover arms I find true bliss

posted for dVerse