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A Withered Rose

June 18, 2014
By RebeccaReader PLATINUM, New York, New York
RebeccaReader PLATINUM, New York, New York
20 articles 2 photos 14 comments

Favorite Quote:
"If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,"


A withered rose they all adored

when in youth.

Shaped into a tender pose,

suited with a slender suit.

Time and weather the petals eroded

and chipped the stem.

While the rose settles,

the rose, a corroded gem.

From sweet and small

to wrinkly and pruned

because nature took it's retiring call,

It was groomed after all.

The head starts to droop

a shadow cups it's hands

and takes a scoop.


The author's comments:

Last year my principal Mr. Getz, who is an published author, told me to write a poem. I decided to write about a rose. I want people to know that beautiful things don't last forever. Only through our memories do these beauties remain long after they are gone.


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on Jun. 28 2015 at 7:49 am
Katyaini SILVER, Greater Noida, Other
9 articles 0 photos 85 comments

Favorite Quote:
Life is like a chocolate covered chilly....

Some succeed because they're destined to;
Most succeed because they're determined too

loved it...... symbolises a lot.

on Jul. 5 2014 at 9:18 am
RebeccaReader PLATINUM, New York, New York
20 articles 2 photos 14 comments

Favorite Quote:
"If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,"

so you liked it?

on Jul. 4 2014 at 6:52 pm
monikitty12 PLATINUM, New York, New York
35 articles 0 photos 52 comments

Favorite Quote:
Don't cry because its over. Smile because it happened.

OMG ROSES THEY ARE ABSOLUTELY THE MOST BEAUTIFUL THING ON THE PLANET.  I LOVE THEM MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE IN THE WORLD LOL JKJKJK

on Jun. 19 2014 at 8:35 pm
RebeccaReader PLATINUM, New York, New York
20 articles 2 photos 14 comments

Favorite Quote:
"If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,"

your welcome

on Jun. 19 2014 at 10:49 am
EmilytheBelleofA. DIAMOND, Athens, Georgia
81 articles 5 photos 1486 comments

Favorite Quote:
To love is to be vulnerable; Triumph is born out of struggle; We notice shadows most when they stand alone in the midst of overwhelming light.

Thank you, for sharing this. It's wonderful.