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5 April 2017

Because the Roses

Because the roses were red, my dear,
deep red, hinting at black, and you
thrust them at me, schoolboy awkward 
despite your white hair, but your blue eyes
shone – I, pink with delight, said yes.   


Written for Day 4 of April Poetry Month (aka NaPoWriMo) at 'imaginary garden with real toads': Tuesday Platform – 'The ink is black, the paper’s white… Write a 5-line poem containing three colors.' (Mine includes black and white as non-colours.)
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14 comments:

  1. Kerry O'Connor5 April 2017 at 01:24

    deep red, hinting at black.. What a beautiful colour.

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  2. Marian5 April 2017 at 02:21

    Love!! Love!

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  3. Sherry Blue Sky5 April 2017 at 02:32

    I LOVE this! I can see you both!

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  4. ✿5 April 2017 at 03:02

    This is yummy.

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  5. Robin5 April 2017 at 05:32

    Love this! "Schoolboy awkward" and "..I, pink with delight, said yes". Great lines. I can see this one and it's a great image.

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  6. Sanaa Rizvi5 April 2017 at 06:17

    Sooo romantic!!❤️ I especially adore "deep red, hinting at black, and you
    thrust them at me, schoolboy awkward" sigh.. beautifully expressed❤️

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  7. Therisa's World5 April 2017 at 07:17

    Sigh....how romantic, Rosemary. First dates are like landmines, regardless, how young, you are.

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  8. Paul John Dear5 April 2017 at 09:04

    Of course you did...how could you not?

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  9. Anonymous5 April 2017 at 10:59

    Oh I see the immortal picture. Thank you.

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  10. Outlawyer5 April 2017 at 11:48

    Ah lovely. Thanks. k.

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  11. Thotpurge5 April 2017 at 12:15

    A rainbow of emotion!!!

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  12. grapeling5 April 2017 at 13:58

    wonderful ~

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  13. Jim5 April 2017 at 14:07

    You did the prompt really fitting, Rosemary. It didn't seem to go to awkward moments to fit the colors, they appeared just right in a short tale here. Thank you.\BTW, since our visit I have posted a picture of KP wearing her purple jacket. I took some pictures of her this evening by the pool, she was wearing a pretty purple bottomed dress. But my Picasa failed me. I hope it is okay, I use it a lot. But Google has stopped supporting it.
    ..

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  14. hyperCRYPTICal5 April 2017 at 20:12

    Glad you said Yes - and your words are delightful.
    Kind regards
    Anna :o]

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