Rose growers lament for M'lady Emma.

sonnet in tetrameter

 

 

Rose growers Lament.

 

A new hybrid experiment.

Its crimson petals tipped with gold.

A perfect rose or so I’m told.

But not for me it has no scent.

Its stems are smooth and elegant

 without sharp thorns to catch and hold

A perfect rose or so I’m told

But not for me it’s scent I want.

I aim to breed the perfect rose

With crimson petals tipped with gold

Which gives you pleasure to behold

 and scent to captivate your nose.

Though beautiful, without a scent,

 another failed experiment.

 

Sunday, 26 September 2010

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Reviews

[joe shmo]

beautiful Roses are my favorite flower, I'm always thinking about love and how I can always be humble to help someone else before my self. Love is the blossom of wisdom!

[megalOmaniac]

this one can be interpreted in so many different ways.lovely.

[Sunflower/Sara Kendrick]

Excellent work..I just have a feeling that this isn't about a rose...But some of the modern roses just don't have that much scent or none..The running one to the left has a very delicate scent and is a beauty in the spring but blooms some all summer then more in the fall..Sunflower

[emmajoy]

Laughing .. although disappointed with your experiment, you still leave a smile with your words.

And, as always, technically on the ball!

Do let me know when your perfumed rose with crimson petals tipped with gold is available, I'll fill my garden with them .. how beautiful!