Despair
The rose has dressed itself for Spring
in all its finery, and so should you.
Why sit in your empty room
gazing at blind windows?
Life is still here!
A simple flower struggles on…
Because it knows no better, you say…
But no, it lives on
because it does know better ~
Its petals greet the light each day.
When chilled by the cold of driving rain
the flower waits for the warmth of the sun,
and so should you.
Life may show us grief and sorrow,
But, please, live on!
Eat the bread of bitterness if you must,
yet return to kindness when you can.
Remember the deep red rose in your garden.
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XAXXX BCBXCXDA XBXXD |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 571 |
Words | 114 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 8, 5 |
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