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The Bloody Rose
April 24, 2009
Within the darkness, a bloody rose,
With crimson petals, finally shows
A moon-round face to gaze afar
At a blazing, bloody star.
A silvered mirror, dark and cool,
Hangs above a night-black pool;
One side shows truth, the other, lies,
On bloodstained wings, a white dove flies.
The pale pink blossoms that you see
Among the leaves of an age-old tree
Show more beauty when below the stones
Lie a human’s bloody bones.
Angels turn their backs and weep;
Below, the bloody waves still leap;
Ashes fall like silver snow,
Off to war the soldiers go.
© Jennifer W., St. Albans, WV
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This article has 4 comments.
Drown_Me_In_Blue DIAMOND said...
on Sep. 11 2009 at 10:37 am
I don't really know what inspired me, but it was probably (corny as it might sound) looking at the stars.
peacenow17 SILVER said...
on Jul. 12 2009 at 5:45 am
I love this poem. It is so full of emotion. Just curious, what inspired you to write it?
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