Any Other Name... | Teen Ink
  1. Home
  2. Poetry
  3. Free Verse
  4. Any Other Name...

Any Other Name... MAG

April 12, 2012
By Purplei96 PLATINUM, Oxford, Georgia
More by this author
Purplei96 PLATINUM, Oxford, Georgia
27 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Nihil Sine Nefas

View profile

The gates to the castle are
Thorned and tangled, with
Swords ready to stab
Thieves enticed by the ephemeral scent
Warning that the jewel inside
Is not easily sought
Velvet curtains, dyed red
Dance in the breeze, revealing
Glimpses of the treasure are
Its last defense
At the very center lies
A heart, so yellow that it
Looks like it's made of
Gold. Protected by layers
Of red, and a battalion of
Swords. So hidden, there's
Only a memory of a center
As bright as the sun.

© Louisa L., Pleasanton, CA

The author's comments:
This started out as a brainstorm of ways to describe a rose. My friend thought I was talking about a heart; another thought it was about a person. I was intrigued by their interpretations (so vastly different from mine) that I tried to be as vague as possible in the poem, leaving it to the reader to decide.
Post a comment
Submit your own

Similar Articles

Previous Next
Poetry
To a Brother Growing Up
By imperfection GOLD
Gilroy, California
imperfection GOLD, Gilroy, California
17 articles 9 photos 45 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Dream as though you&#039;ll live forever, live as though you&#039;ll die today.&quot;<br /> ~James Dean (1931-1955), American Motion Picture Actor, symbol of rebellion

View profile
Poetry
Overcoming Stage Fright
By kiwi12 PLATINUM
Austin, Texas
kiwi12 PLATINUM, Austin, Texas
28 articles 10 photos 365 comments
View profile
Poetry
Joys of Life
By Daniel Seeley Hicks-Neal BRONZE
Westville, New Jersey
Daniel Seeley Hicks-Neal BRONZE, Westville, New Jersey
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
View profile
Poetry
Med-O-Lark
By Mew13 SILVER
Princeton, New Jersey
Mew13 SILVER, Princeton, New Jersey
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;If there were to be a universal sound depicting peace, I would surly vote for the purr.&quot;<br /> (Barbara L. Diamond)

View profile
Poetry
Nothing good comes from Pyromania
By Nelle PLATINUM
Crewkerne, Other
Nelle PLATINUM, Crewkerne, Other
21 articles 10 photos 49 comments
View profile
Poetry
Grandfather
By Anonymous

JOIN THE DISCUSSION

This article has 0 comments.