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

[Ashira Macy]

I liked the darkness in this poem. Roses are my favorite flower, thorns and all. They can have so much symbolism. Beautifully penned my friend!

[realmwriter]

Roses are my favorite as well and then a close second are orchids, but this piece was inspired from a line in one of Taylor Swifts songs, so roses are the theme. Thank you very much for the review and I am very glad that you like it.

[KWP]

Hey - nice one - I like the rhythm and pace, I like the description of the malevolent muse who cares not for others and follows her own evil mind. I like the bookending stanza's as a start and finish, kinda fits the writing and imagined period :)

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[realmwriter]

I often use bookends to that effect. I just like how it wraps a piece up. Doesn't work for all poems, but I am pleased that it did here. Thank you very much for your review and I am happy that you like it.

[Lyn Anderson]

This is subtle, and beautiful, and the rich red font enhances the presentation. It has wonderful layers it, both fantastical, and applicable to life.
I did notice heart's desire was missing the apostrophe. If I didn't, I wouldn't be me.:)

[realmwriter]

Well thank you for pointing that out, I didn't notice and will fix it immediately. I am pleased that you like it and thank you for such a stellar review.

[MomzillaNC]

Very fluid imagery. I like the way you've written the Queen of Hearts so subtly.

[realmwriter]

Thank you. Happy to see that you noticed. Always though she was a great tyrant in the story but underplayed. I was actually inspired by a Taylor swift song, well one line in it. But it got me thinkin of the Queen of hearts in Alice In Wonderland. Anyway, I appreciate it, and thank you again.

[MomzillaNC]

You're welcome.

[Riley Justine]

Amazing poem, really well-written. The emotion was very evident, as it should be in poetry. Good job!

[realmwriter]

Thank you very much. I appreciate it.

[Rene Salinas]

What an intriguing image this is! Not one of those situation were what's written invites you to pay attention at the outer part of the word at the perimeter so to speak but to look inside of the words and the images come flowing a plenty. The rose of course Symbolic for many things from love to honour to balnce to passion to severe demonstration of spiritualism or indoctrination Rosicrusianism and the theology that resulted from Christian Rosenkreutz. So as you can see the image is so vast that could encompass one and all really but to me if I was to be playing holdem I would venture an all in on Death.
A death inviting a imminent death enchanting, Marching feet descending steeply on red hill subsiding deeply, spiralling minds ascending, ever seeking, defying empty gains awaiting the last of heaven’s breath. Ok I went on a bit of a tangent but I did not know how else to express the feeling.

Great intrigue here

Thankyou

[realmwriter]

I like the bit you wrote at the bottom of the review, it's a triumph of it's own. Thank you very much and I am so joyed that you like it.