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No Bouquet for Rose

Posted by Silver Spun Sand on August 6, 2011 - 17:41
from the ABC set Silver Spun Sand Poems

Just a line to say I miss you;
sorry I can’t be with you,
but that I thought of you
this morning. Hope you’re OK.
It gets kind of lonely here...
only me, and a ‘seen-better-days’
five-string guitar. And that,
surfside, by the highway...
round San Luis Pass, Amaryllis
grow wild, or ‘Naked Ladies’
as the locals call them;

stiletto-heeled – unabashed
and unadorned. Willowy,
proud and regal. Incarnadine lips;
full, ripe – half-pouting, with only
a hint of what they conceal...
for the present, at least, had me
aching to fill my arms with them –
take them home, and impatiently,
wait for them to open; brazen,
brash, and ever so slightly, Rosy.

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Comments

EpheLuwe | August 6, 2011 - 20:47

This is beautiful. The layers and the perfect cadence at the end, I love it :)

Ephraim

Silver Spun Sand | August 6, 2011 - 20:49

Ephraim - thank you, so very much;-)

Tina

skinner_jennifer | August 6, 2011 - 23:01

So many beautiful descriptions in this piece Tina,
especially love the second stanza, but love it all
as a whole.

Thankyou for the read.

Jenny.

Highhat | August 7, 2011 - 04:21

I don't know anybody who can describe something seemingly simple with so many lovely images as you can Tina. You really give things life- such a positive trait- (quirky english- sorry)

;)Pia

Silver Spun Sand | August 7, 2011 - 06:58

Thanks, Jenny;-) Pleased you enjoyed.

Tina

Silver Spun Sand | August 7, 2011 - 07:00

Pia - quirky Enlgish...no. Just a lovely way of describing things. Thank you, so very much. Pleased you liked;-)

Tina

MistakenMagic | August 7, 2011 - 11:59

Love the opening lines, Tina. The whole poem is so wistful and poignant with some beautiful imagery. Well done on the cherries!

Magic xxx

Silver Spun Sand | August 7, 2011 - 12:08

Thanks, Magic. Hope you're enjoying the weekend, despite the weather;-)

Tina xxx

maggyvaneijk | August 7, 2011 - 19:24

Your talent is really showcased in this poem, I agree with Ephraim this poem has lots of lovely layers. If I had to choose my favourite images I'd end up typing out the entire poem, so I'll leave that :)

Silver Spun Sand | August 7, 2011 - 20:42

maggy - I take your words as a great compliment. Thank you for them...and I'll leave it at that;-)

Tina

Cavalcaderl | August 8, 2011 - 12:55

new Silver-Spun-sand
Well deserved cherry! Tina
Do you have a copy machine, save all.
We have one!
your great poems,you certainly been to places.
And know your wonderful flower's
I just love this poem. So much
beauty in it of nature. You mentio
Amaryllis my favourite, to watch indoors
bloom. Is there a scent to them.
Sorry you had thunderstorms!
Was going to Brighton as Max Millar assoc;
and celebration of pavilion cafe 70 years.
Dame Vera Lynn was reading Bear story Author,
but raffle and tea, £20 that's awful even if tea
included, Went money to charities good. Ray looked
around packed couldn't see Dame Vera.
Sending sunshine! (:- have a good day.
julie xx

Silver Spun Sand | August 9, 2011 - 06:32

Hi there, Julie.

Yes, I do have a copy machine, and I'm glad you have one too. They are very useful.

As for the Amaryllis...no - they don't have a scent. It looks as if they should have - the flowers being so big and so beautiful. Unlike roses of course, some of which do have wonderful aromas.

Thank you for sending the sunshine. We have loads of it this morning;-)

Tina xx