Susan Annabelle Crowe © 2006, Tales Flowers Tell

 

 

Marriage of Roses
Form: Rictameter


Roses
svelte in long veils
laze in garden's trellis
with bridal-cakes still on the hearth
and a dozen bridal robes in the loom
yet, the marriage feast is ready
with groomsmen now quite cross
to wed their fair
roses.

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