Scarlett Drip

by Kimberly Taberner - Sagittarius

You ask if roses are the reason
  for my love.
The smell of beauty, the smell of
  hope, that is a rose.
Thorns prick at my fingers, yet
  I still love.
More precious was the light in
  your eyes than all the roses
  in the world.

Moonlight stares us in the face.
Will we react or stay still?
"Earth's the right place for love:
I don't know where it's 
  likely to go better."*
The Moon circles the Earth
  as a dream turns over
  in your mind.

Poets and lovers are buried
  in the soul.
But the dreamer glimmers in
  your eyes.
Your heart desires what you
  can't take into the fire.

The roses die but hang
  from the wire.
Beautiful scarlett drip
  in reflection on my 
  tears.
My love remains constant~
  never ceasing.

*from "Birches" by Robert Frost

Birth sign: Sagittarius
Date created: 2000-05-08 00:43:55
Last updated: 2021-03-03 14:42:10
Poem ID: 55934

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