~in memory of C.John~


Black Rose

I put a black rose in my hair today
Freshly picked from the garland of life
Petals, stiff, hopes slips away
Veins running, never ending in sight.

Looking at this coarse plant
Its fragile security
The way the petals unevenly sank
Under the shallowness of unease.

I traced the lines
Shriveled and crisp
I followed them to the end
They led me to
The center, which stopped
And called me further in.

I thought about the simplicity
And the harshness concealed within
I touched the delicate intricacy
And a petal loosened its grip.

But I pondered on this tragedy
So young, full of life
A black rose, once pure, blooming already
From a bouquet of innocent strife.

A life was taken on this day
As the petal falls to the ground
Blackened by the bitter ways
Hardened by the inevitable, undeniably profound.



I put a black rose in my hair today.



Poetry by Kel
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Written on 2006-05-07 at 03:21

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Love Knight
Great, Great,Great, that is all i can say.
2006-06-20


Zoya Zaidi
"I put a black rose in my hair today
Freshly picked from the garland of life"
The very lines grip you from the very begignnning.
ANTHER BRILLIANT WRITE BY YOUR PEN!
Hey, there is a very talented group of young poets, who has emerged from the fertile land of Trinidad and Tobago,here on the Bay..All of you are so talented: Shas, Amenda and you; and there are a couple other, I think...
I welcome all of you with open arms!!!
((love)))
xxx, Zoya
2006-05-08


Amanda Manmohan
Hey Kelby. You know I always love your poetry although I must admit I don't always understand it. I do understand this one though, and I love it!!! It was really well written. Hope you continue posting more because I know how much you write. Welcome to the bay!
2006-05-07