may we all be heard
words are bells
let them ring!


Thom World Poet Austin, Texas, USA
Global Radical networker and activist for promoting the live Creative Arts,
at every possible opportunity, especially in his home-city, Austin, Texas, USA


Thursday, May 26, 2011

THE ROSE

"A rose is a rose is a rose"
"O Rose! Thou art sick!"
"A rose by any other name..."
"The Wars of the Roses"..
Roses are not @war,yet they are used -
as brand names for Cadbury chocolates
and epic disputes between Yorkshire and Lancashire
Thorns too have their Bibical references-
Crown of Thorns(added to Coral Reef Starfish-
Holy Thorns(as if from the original)/
while varieties of white and red roses
denote both sex and spirituality
Historic as these images may be-
every rose blooms seasonally and innocent
Lady Loyalty may deign to give White Roses to Knights
who did not pillage or rape-but that was in the 14th Century
Now no flower can prevent buds and blossoms being stolen
The gifting of red roses remains as a sign of affection
Antique roses adorn selected gardens
Mexican roses cross border guards with impunity
Roses still have power-petal by petal
they mean more than mere virginity.Dreams and stories
are projected upon each gifted stem/thorns or not
a lot is placed upon this ancient species/we
evoke The Name Of The Rose
often without regard -for its true content...

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