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The Frost Bitten Rose

Tightly closed, the petals warm the autumn heart that summer lost ~ a blackened bud, once struck with cold appears to others dead, but burns within - a passionate soul, and heart of bright and crimson red!

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Olive Eloisa Guillermo - Fraser

Date: 11/25/2024 1:12:00 PM

Hi Craig, first two lines a lovely read and going beyond is exquisite, love your theme! , Olive.. :)

Krish Radhakrishna

Date: 11/21/2024 11:54:00 AM

lovely write! Congrats on top win!

Len Gasun

Date: 11/12/2024 5:45:00 AM

Stunning write my dear poet friend. Congratulations on your top win! Thanks for sharing. God bless you always and your writings. Hugs

Unseeking Seeker

Date: 11/11/2024 8:53:00 PM

Beautiful, a fav for me, warmest congratulations on your top win, Craig

thriveni c mysore

Date: 11/11/2024 6:05:00 PM

I see layers of meaning in these lines, apart from describing a frost bitten rose. Tightly closed-unable to express one's feelings as before; petals warm-warmhearted;autumn heart-old age; summer lost-youth;blackened bud-miseries, sadness or grief;struck with cold- misfortune, weakened health; appears to others dead-when others feel our existence useless; burns within- being aware of importance of one's very life. Passionate. I see awesome philosophy here dear poet. My Fav. awesome perception.

David Crandall

Date: 11/11/2024 9:09:00 AM

Nice one Craig!

John Lawless

Date: 9/28/2024 8:45:00 AM

my wife and I call them "our September roses"....struggling for one moment in the sun....nicely done Craig

Hiya Sharma

Date: 9/28/2024 7:05:00 AM

This is just a phenomenal piece dear Craig.. I really love how you've illustrated such delicate details and personified the emotions of heart in such an impeccable way. Often, those souls which have been struck by hailstorms for too long appear to be lacking sentiments and mirror a dead existence, as numbness often makes their hopeful vision hazy. "the autumn heart that summer lost ~", "but burns within - a passionate soul..heart of bright and crimson red!" Those ending lines just hued magic ~

Tom Woody

Date: 9/28/2024 6:50:00 AM

Awesome short Craigster