Death Rose Poems

Rosebuds draft in scarlet, crimson, or maroon,
dreams to capture the viewer's point of view,
as its blossom's sheath their basis to its prune,
magnificent achievers rise in...

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The roses glisten in the dawn
Their petals wet the air turned cold
You stand there knowing what’s beyond
A truth you never meant to hold

The weight of...

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The old Grim Reaper, everlasting gate keeper
Lies waiting like a cannibal ‘round the bend,
For every kind of soul turning this life frigid cold 
On the...

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Painted daisies, baby's breath beside roses
Chrysanthemums, carnations beside roses
Red roses beside pink roses

Still, Rose is gone; Petals fresh, ... dried, and crushed.
Dawn and dusk, and...

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These are modern English translations of poems by the German poets  Ingeborg Bachmann, H. Distler and Johann Georg Jacobi.



“Song”
by Johann Georg Jacobi
translation by Michael...

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These are modern English translations of ancient Middle English poems. 


The Maiden Lay in the Wilds
circa the 14th century
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch

The maiden...

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Three years ago was only yesterday:
at dawn I opened my eyes and the blinds.
Bouquets you'd left before you passed away;
those on my window daily I...

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If beautiful was printed from a negative it would be the silhouette of a rose
Because roses are sculpted from the hands of immortality
Breathed from the...

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when mortal coil doth — dearest tomb keeper,
shroud the vibrant hue — of the dark and cold.
of life's brief candle — grant me one more...

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Like a dead rose
Let’s expose
The uniquely worst
Politician
Who dreams of being the best
He’s no magician.

A villainous bully or a convicted criminal
Must not run for public office
We...

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Our nations' collective songs of sorrow
midst the ebony shades of grief.
White roses of hope and purity,
gifted from God for our mournful conscience.

We pray for a...

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It's A cold winter day with blues
It's snowing -the icycles permeate in place
Sitting by the window pane in my space
Storming flakes surround me! By the...

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If I could have your attention please. 

We have gathered here today to celebrate the life and death of our dearly beloved.

Radiance was her name,...

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As night falls, a dark melody
fills the air with a feeling so deep
it is the song of a dark rose
tweeting near a corner fence.

Dahlia, a...

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"But when you showed me what happiness looked like, I shook harder, sobbed, wailed and bawled; tore at your clothes, your perfect, perfect face, and...

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