A Rose with My Name Written 'Pon It

Truths and roses have thorns about them. - Thoreau

i stopped to smell the roses

and as i was walking away,

i discovered that my thorns were gone

i had been adorned with a velvety, smooth hood

i had even sprouted new buds

not to mention that for the rest of the day,

people kept telling me that i smelled good

Author's Note

"I can alter my life by altering my attitude. He who would have nothing to do with thorns must never attempt to gather flowers." - Thoreau

Reviews

[poetgurl]

You thorns were gone" love that imagery in my head.
Love has been lost or something of the sort. This is really good.

[Pete]

thanks for sharing.

"All nature is doing her best each moment to make us well - she exists for no other end. Do not resist her. With the least inclination to be well we should not be sick." -Thoreau

[poetgurl]

well Mother Nature dropped 13 inches of snow upon us where I am.

[Pete]

we've had very little snow thus far this winter and the ground is currently bare. very cold though - this morning was 19 degrees.