Sunday 5 October 2008

The poetry of the Rose

Oil painting on canvas
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The beauty of the Rose
Is that it never knows
The colours that unfold
In the eye that beholds
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But grows towards the light
Without the joy of sight
She lives for beauties sake
And gives more than she takes
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She leaves much more behind
Than Man will ever find
And is forever one
With the stars, rain and sun
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For the clouds of the sky
Will tell her no lies,
The shadows on the fields
Will bring her no ills
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She never feels the cold
Or needs the skill to hold
More than this moment now
And never wonders how
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The mighty wind does blow
Or the great rivers flow
But is part of the whole
That is forever so

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25 comments:

  1. Art and Poetry5 October 2008 at 10:57

    This is an old one from my archive I have repeated it because nothing will rhyme at the moment.

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  2. Lorraine5 October 2008 at 11:39

    Oh my version does not even get close to this wonderful, heartwarming, spiritual poem...I'm so glad you re-posted it, it IS that fabulous, bravo :)

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  3. Priya5 October 2008 at 13:59

    It is really beautiful.

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  4. Anonymous5 October 2008 at 16:55

    Gorgeous painting and a lovely classical poem woven round an elegant idea. Very nice, the poem is like the vase holding the flowers.

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  5. Anonymous5 October 2008 at 18:15

    lovely lines and art. :)

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  6. Unknown5 October 2008 at 19:36

    This is a very lovely poem...pink roses so well done too.

    Yer welcome I am glad that I could help you out with finding a dog photo, also just to let you know I had also uploaded two more head-shots of Porky.

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  7. J. Andrew Lockhart5 October 2008 at 19:45

    lovely! :)

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  8. sandy5 October 2008 at 21:37

    What a gorgeous painting and beautiful poem. I really enjoyed this.

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  9. Beatrice V6 October 2008 at 00:12

    Nice pairing of this painting and poem.

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  10. Vinz6 October 2008 at 00:30

    enjoyed, totally..!!

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  11. Diana Sahu6 October 2008 at 01:39

    Nick, paint the roses in red....it would look more beautiful.....wonderful poetry

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  12. SandyCarlson6 October 2008 at 02:10

    How we love it so! That's a lovely painting, and the poem tells me why the rose is the queen of the garden!

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  13. Anonymous6 October 2008 at 06:01

    As I had not read it, it is new for me. It lifts up the spirits.

    Whem rhyming does not come, write free verse...

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  14. Devika Jyothi6 October 2008 at 07:22

    That was just refreshing!:-)
    lovely is the rhyme as the rose in the painting!
    see more of yours!
    devika

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  15. Anonymous6 October 2008 at 07:37

    Roses, by Nature, are not my favorite flowers but this one you did is very nice and the poetry makes it doubly nice to see and read.

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  16. Wanda6 October 2008 at 21:38

    You can paint anything....Can I say again, I think everything you do is marvelous.

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  17. Sameera Ansari7 October 2008 at 11:54

    I don't know which is prettier,the painting or the poem :)

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  18. J. Andrew Lockhart7 October 2008 at 20:32

    I ment to say this before, but I haven't been able to rhym for 20 years! :)

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  19. Art and Poetry8 October 2008 at 02:36

    Andrew, it is not unusual most people cannot rhyme. I cannot write free verse and that is unusual. Given the choice I would rather be able to write free verse than rhyme,it would be more useful.

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  20. Devika Jyothi8 October 2008 at 02:55

    Hi Art and Poetry/Andrew !

    free verse is 'useful'? I do not get that, fully...!

    Me, a fan of yours, has a request- Please do not opt the choice of writing free verse for rhymes..atleast you! The loss is ours..There's so little of rhymes around...

    For free verse -- Andrew writes too well -- and I am fan of him for that. May be many more write that...(and if nothing is avaiable I will write my own and have a good laugh (at me) atleast:-))

    While writing free verse is so easy, hiding 'poetry' within is so hard...Andrew does it so well...

    I love them so much as I love your rhymes..and I sincerely request while two of you may take chance with either forms, please, please do not dump one form for the other...

    They are so 'useful' or purposeful in their own premises..

    but would love to see the two of you trying hands here and there...with rhymes and free verse :-)

    i am kind of a 'wordy' person, as Borut says of him..sorry if I'd trespassed here to talk to two of you..i hope you wouldn't mind, Nick.. :-)

    see you both again!
    devika

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  21. muZer8 October 2008 at 19:51

    WOW.. da paintin is breath takin n ur words compliments it beautifully.. :-)

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  22. starry8 October 2008 at 20:43

    love,love this rose poem.

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  23. Art and Poetry9 October 2008 at 02:45

    devika, if you can write free verse you can write anything and that must be very useful.

    thanks for the comment everyone.

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  24. Manivannan Sadasivam10 October 2008 at 04:50

    Hi friend,

    A painting as beautiful as the poem.... a poem as beautiful as the painting... How am I to put it?
    Wonderful!

    I also liked the other paintings and poems. Beautiful blog.

    I also welcome you to my space.

    happy blogging,
    manivannan

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  25. Devika Jyothi14 October 2008 at 21:31

    Hi Nick!
    I seen your comment on my mail that day..but missed to reply!

    thank you so much for the confidence you instill, but I ought to be knowing my limitations :-)

    thanks again,
    Wishes!
    devika

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Thanks for your kind comments, critical comments are also welcome. Be sure to check back in a couple of days to see my response back to your comment, thanks again.