I found a
frozen flower,
As I walked
beside the pond,
Its fragrance
lingered on,
I picked it
up gently,
For I feared it would break,
I whispered
to it softly,
Perchance it
would awake,
Its petals
softened one by one,
Within my
warming hand,
I thought I
saw the blossom smile,
At first I
did not understand,
But the
reason became clear,
As it gave a
blissful gasp,
I had freed
it from its prison,
And loosed
the icy grasp,
What meaning
could there be,
As I
compared the flower to me,
What could I learn from one flower,
When I freed
its awesome power?
Our words
were warm but empty,
As we walked
beside the pond,
We spoke of
our love in summer,
And now the
memory lingers on,
Our love was
so much like a flower,
With petals
soft and warm,
It had
flourished in the summer,
But dared
not face fall’s storm,
When an icy
wind began to prowl,
Slipping
around corners while it kissed the air,
Our love
couldn’t stand the chill,
As summer
gave way to the cold,
Words alone wouldn’t warm the heart,
We had been
so very good together,
But we could
not last apart,
If we just
look past winter,
With the
first advent of spring,
Perhaps our
love will blossom again,
And we’ll
see what fruits it’ll bring.
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a happy ending,
love the sentiments expressed in the frozen flower and you.
cheers.
Thanks for your encouraging words.
May the sun be on your face and the wind at your back as the Lord blesses you throughout the day. Carpe diem!
Very vivid write, Dan. Some insightful stuff here. Nice one!
http://charleslmashburn.wordpress.com/2011/09/25/one-she-beckons-me-come-2/
Like going fishing. A bite here and there keeps me going. Thanks for your encouraging words.
May the sun be on your face and the wind at your back as the Lord blesses you throughout the day. Carpe diem!
Enjoyed your poem…my first visit to your site…will return again.
☮ Siggi in Downeast Maine
Hi Dan Roberson
A beautiful way to start your verse and the way you have developed it from a frozen flower to a relationship that is freezing waiting to be free…
I liked your lines…
‘Its petals
spoke of summer,’
thanks for sharing a lovely verse..
Shashi
ॐ नमः शिवाय
Om Namah Shivaya
http://shadowdancingwithmind.blogspot.com/2011/10/whispers-love-and-loss-butterfly.html
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Hello.
Love the comparison to the flower.
A very thought-provoking piece indeed.
Beautifully written.
Thanks for sharing.
Unchain My Heart
I like your writing, very nicely done 🙂
Thank you, Jeanie.
May the sun be on your face and the wind at your back as the Lord blesses you throughout the day. Carpe diem!
elegant thinking.
Thanks for your comment.
I love the metaphor of the frozen flower and the ending with the an openness to the possibility of love. Well considered and kept me engaged all along.
Sometimes comparisons make my poems readable. I like your take.
May the sun be on your face and the wind at your back as the Lord blesses you throughout the day. Carpe diem!