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Spring Rose.

April 16, 2011
By rubyrainstorm SILVER, Closter, New Jersey
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Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.
-Buddha.

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Her petals, so delicate
But a fierce, fiery red.
She holds her head high
With her shoulders of thorns thrown back.
All of the daisies
Buttercups
And dandelions
Bow down their heads in shame.
But when the frigid winds
Send their icy rage across the gardens
The beautiful rose
Is elegant no more.
Her petals are a faded memory of the past.
Now
The dandelions mock her
The ugly weeds snicker in her face
And the wise old mums
Shake their heads in pity.
She is a frail
Old
Remembrance.
Forever embedded into the soil
Never to see the light of spring
Ever
Again.

© Kristin O., Quincy, MA

The author's comments:
I actually jotted this poem down in 5th grade during a boring math class. I found it again when I was cleaning out my closet. 8) Hope you like it! And please please please leave a comment!
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rubyrainstorm SILVER said...
on Jun. 9 2011 at 7:17 pm
rubyrainstorm SILVER, Closter, New Jersey
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Favorite Quote:
Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.
-Buddha.

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Thank you!
HorseLover SILVER said...
on Jun. 9 2011 at 6:54 am
HorseLover SILVER, Dallas, Texas
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"A boat is safe in the harbor. But this is not the purpose of a boat."~Paulo Coelho, author of The Alchemist

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Good job. I really liked this poem. It flowed very nicely.
rubyrainstorm SILVER said...
on Jun. 8 2011 at 7:50 pm
rubyrainstorm SILVER, Closter, New Jersey
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Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.
-Buddha.

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THANK YOOOOOOU! :)

 

collegegirladventures GOLD said...
on Jun. 6 2011 at 3:04 pm
collegegirladventures GOLD, Mequon, Wisconsin
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A poet's work is to name the unnameable, to point at frauds, to take sides, start arguments, shape the world, and stop it going to sleep.

~Salman Rushdie

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A+++Wesome!!!!
rubyrainstorm SILVER said...
on May. 3 2011 at 3:58 pm
rubyrainstorm SILVER, Closter, New Jersey
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Favorite Quote:
Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.
-Buddha.

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Hahaha, I can't believe I actually wrote it in 5th grade either. 8) I was like, whoa! when I saw it in my journal I found in the back of my closet. I guess good things do come out of cleaning closets! 8)
bbeast BRONZE said...
on May. 2 2011 at 4:12 pm
bbeast BRONZE, Anaconda, Montana
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“I learned this, at least, by my experiment; that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.” ~Henry David Thoreau

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You wrote this in the 5th grade?! That's awesome. My lame-o attempts back then have all been hidden or burned. I really didn't like poetry until I was a sophomore.
rubyrainstorm SILVER said...
on May. 1 2011 at 11:35 am
rubyrainstorm SILVER, Closter, New Jersey
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Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.
-Buddha.

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Thank you, I got an A+ for it! 8)
PJD17 SILVER said...
on Apr. 28 2011 at 6:19 pm
PJD17 SILVER, Belleville, Illinois
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good job  especially for a 5th grader