Dress the Roses With the Thorns

Dress the roses with the thorns

Pluck the petals filled with scorns

Stay the stems that hold the truth

 

Blossom forth in view of what has yet come

The queen removed their heads and fired the gun

She pricked her finger and ran blood red

 

Dress in scarlet all the flowers

Pretty in pink the thorn devours

Stay the brow to sweat the lie

 

Beautifully played the game of life

She'll have her just reward at whatever price

Her hearts desire of valor in her veins

 

Dress the path the way to go

Hide the heart from your horrid woe

Stay the course through the maze

 

She played by all the rules

And tumbled her house of cards

Her just deserts came after all

 

Dress the roses with the thorns

Pluck the petals filled with scorns

Stay the stems that hold the truth

 

 

Reviews

[Fate]

beautifully nice!...I like your poem.

[realmwriter]

Thank you very much!

[anne]

Dress the roses with the thorns
Pluck the petals filled with scorns
Stay the stems that hold the truth..
a powerful write...:))

[realmwriter]

Thank you very much my friend. I truly appreciate it.

[KATHY SUE SILLS]

What an expressive poem, very powerful!

[realmwriter]

Thank you so much. I am very glad that you like it.

[KATHY SUE SILLS]

My pleasure!

[People Are Amazing]

Oh wow this is simply stunning

[realmwriter]

Thank you very much for reading and reviewing it. I appreciate it and am happy that you like it.

[Bright Ocean Star]

Beauty can be deadly as well. I love the imagery, the use of the blood red font color, and the opposing feminine slant on this one. Nice writing, Realmwriter.

[realmwriter]

thank you so very much. Glad that you like it. Tried to keep it light but give a somewhat dark tone as well. Something I am not all that good at. It's either one way or the other.

[Bright Ocean Star]

For "not being all that good at it", I'd say you are getting better every day. Very nice, artistic write! :)

[realmwriter]

Well thank you again. It is much appreciated

[Maglia Weaver Twill]

Greedily would I take this good poem to read on valentine's day, so much pink and red in it

[realmwriter]

I hadn't thought of it as a Valentines Day poem but I am pleased to see that you think of it that way. Thank you so much and I hope that whomever you read it to enjoys it as well as you.

[Thomas Fitzgerald]

The dramatic sense of binding and emotion that reads, perfectly, well done, good read.

[realmwriter]

Thank you so much. I am pleased that you like it.

[R Smith]

nice version of the queen of hearts, full of drama, desire and love, with the darkness of the wormhole in space as Alice falls never ending into the red, red roses, or at least its what i see, thanks :)

[realmwriter]

I tried to capture that sense of falling, glad you noticed. Thank you very much, Happy that you liked it.

[AprilRN1210]

This has a darker edge to the beauty of it.. it is enchanting and draws the reader in.. I like the evolution of it and the repetition that drives the point home.. the construction of the lines help add to the intensity of your words.. well done Derick.. one thing I noticed.. heart(')s desire needs an apostrophe.. otherwise lovely.. :)

[realmwriter]

Yeah the apostrophe was mentioned, forgot to fix it. Oops. Thank you though, for this wonderful review April, I'm very happy that you like it and that it captured you so well.

[AprilRN1210]

lemme guess, my favorite kitty beat me to it.. lol
you're welcome.. it was my pleasure..

[realmwriter]

Indeed she did. You are spot on and I thinks we shoulds play another piece soon.

[AprilRN1210]

sounds good to me, just let me know!.. you know I love writing with ya:)

[realmwriter]

I will think upon a topic. What might be of interest to you?

[AprilRN1210]

I will do the same.. will let you know--same goes for you:)

[Eleanor]

Roses are one of the best flowers. Maybe its not intentionally but you gave the text the same colour as roses. The rhythm and pace is great and nice imagery. You did a nice job in writing about Queen of hearts. :)

[realmwriter]

Oh the color was indeed intentional, but it's darker to represent the blood from a pricked finger. I was going to make just this line (She pricked her finger and ran blood red" a dark red, but it didn't look right with the rest of the piece so I went with the whole thing. I am very happy that you like it and thank you very much.