A rose is sick,
Blame the greedy worm
That has made its pick
During a spring storm.
That tricky worm
has done a brainstorm,
Oh, boy,
It determines to destroy.
Summing up her courage
To prevent further damage,
The sick rose stretches her toes
And kicked, there it goes.
The sickness is gone,
The worm harms no more.
The rose enjoys her time alone,
She plays with the breeze she would adore.
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The last line is magical.
awe that was sad babe xxx
A rose brain-storming, what a cute thought. He must have a little pad and pen, furiously capturing whatever rose-killing plan he can devise. 🙂
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a WORM brainstorming, I mean, of course. My brain is fried already and the day is still so young.
someone is mowing my lawn now outside my window, making loud noises…
I went dry and
wow,
oops,
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…..nice…..nature…..and life…..
this one made me think, thanks! I think the worm and the rose might be one in the same! I know they are in my life!
Initially, I felt sad…but then, seeing the rose kick back, I was smiling again!
Such an inspiring poem, Ji… The metaphorical use of the rose and worm was so perfect!!
I too aspire to be one such rose :)…
A lovely read!
Happy Wednesday!!! (much love)
I can just see that rose kicking that worm. good for her.
Glad to see the rose wins. 🙂 Thank you for sharing.
It started sad but changed so beautifully…awww…loved this Ji. Such a wonderful read my friend xxx
A very nice poem Jingle.
i love the rose and the worm metaphor….great one jingle
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Ah, the brave rose– it’s a wonderful metaphor!
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Buried in allegory
A gardener’s musing – after my own ♥ 🙂
Beautiful poem! Very uplifting and positive. thank you for posting! 🙂
Awesome Jingle.
Wow!! lovely poem.
Great article, thanks for sharing this. I have subscribed to your RSS feed and am looking forward to reading more from you.
Keep up the good work and don’t stop posting please.
awwww 🙂
such a lovely and HILARIOUS poem 😉
Lovely poem.
Lovely poem Jingle.. i hope just like the rose, you too are never sick and can always kick away worms who brainstorm you 🙂
thanks for the share..loved it!
Powerful poem. Th efirst line grabs my attention and then it begins. – Bill
a sick rose, is a sad sight 😕
hope all is well , super Thurday 🙂
great read, i am glad the rose has her freedom from that worm….bkm
She plays with the rose she would adore — I love that line the most. And thank you for your two recent comments on my website, which I just found today. I’m often very slow to look for new comments. You have a great feeling for the natural world.
beautiful poem Ji 🙂
Loved the last line.. adored it!
I just read the rest of your comment, which didn’t show before. Thank you for listing me, and I’d love to participate, but 18 poets in a week is a lot for me to do. I don’t have my own computer and rely on libraries, so my time is very limited. But I’ll think about it for the future and see if I can set aside a different week. I’ll let you know, if you still want to list me at some point.
no problem…
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Playful and funny … and just loved the wrap. Hope your roses are doing well … Happy Rally, Ji. Thanks for everything. :o)
The rose is so beautiful and her strength shines through…that worm cannot get her down! Just lovely, very metaphoric. 🙂 Heartspell
this was inspiring !! totally !! 🙂
this poem makes me feel like i’m strangely surrounded by peace- especially after getting rid of the worm! Thanks for sharing!
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too sweet! 🙂
I love this poem and how rose represents the soul in which love affects, in this case to me it acknowledges the fact that love can also wither such a rose. Beautiful.
This one is such fun! Very creative.
Sometimes no company is actually better than bad company.
I loved your poem ! The way in which you narrated the relation between a rose and a worm was beautiful.
thanks a ton for the comments..
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simply adorable. beautiful, fun to read and very wise.
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