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Symbol of Love

Return of his roses

8 total reviews 
Comment from Julie Helms
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What a beautiful tribute to an everlasting love.Returning the gift of roses she'd received from him back to him in remembrance of what they shared. Really lovely.
Julie

 Comment Written 26-Mar-2024

reply by the author on 27-Mar-2024
    Thank you, Julie, for this lovely review. I appreciate it.
Comment from Jodi Ann Anderson
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I love this and voted for you in this contest! It shows lots of feelings in the flowers. Death makes the feelings stronger in this poem. Good luck with this!

 Comment Written 26-Mar-2024

reply by the author on 26-Mar-2024
    Thank you so much for the lovely review AND for voting for my poem!
Comment from Rosemary Everson1
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A beautiful poem about yellow roses. Her husband must have been partial to roses, also. My mom loved her yellow roses; she was not from Texas but am glad she chose this magnificent flower to love.

 Comment Written 26-Mar-2024

reply by the author on 26-Mar-2024
    Thank you for your kind word about this poem. A good friend was just telling me about this just this week. She said her husband had brought them on the first date and ever after.
Comment from zanya
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A powerful evocation here through the beautiful yellow roses of loss and love of a beloved spouse - short format poems speak through their minimalist format

 Comment Written 25-Mar-2024

reply by the author on 25-Mar-2024
    Thank you very much for a wonderful review. A good friend and I were talking just yesterday about her doing this for her husband.
Comment from Marilyn Hamilton
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An excellent entry for the 5-7-5 A Flower Writing prompt. Poignant and sad. The syllable count meets the criteria. Thank you for sharing the poem. Good luck in the contest.

 Comment Written 25-Mar-2024

reply by the author on 25-Mar-2024
    Thank you very much for a lovely review. I appreciate it.
Comment from RodG
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Your short poem poignantly describes the roses the spouse has laid upon her husband's grave. Such roses symbolize their love in life as he'd given them to her. I found this gesture very touching. Rod

 Comment Written 25-Mar-2024

reply by the author on 25-Mar-2024
    Thanks, Rod, for your lovely review. A friend and I were just remembering together yesterday how she had done this.
Comment from jessizero
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You got the syllable count right, and your poem was lovely. I like that you picked yellow roses as your flower. Thank you for sharing, and best wishes to you.

 Comment Written 25-Mar-2024

reply by the author on 25-Mar-2024
    Thanks, Jessi. A good friend and I were remembering yesterday how she had done this for her husband.
Comment from Debbie D'Arcy
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Poignant, sweet and original! I like how you've imaginatively layered your reflection of the beautiful image with romance and sorrow. The symbolism of the blooms is also an added quality here. Your well-crafted 5-7-5 perfectly fulfils the contest prompt. Well done and good luck! Debbie

 Comment Written 25-Mar-2024

reply by the author on 25-Mar-2024
    Thanks, Debbie. A friend and I were remembering yesterday how she had done this for her husband.