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The Stagnant Water
by Jeffrey ParrenIf the roses
smell so sweet
then why
does the water
become so stagnant
and ill-willing
so quickly?
Even that irony
I cannot appreciate.
Some things are sacred. 02/24/2009 Posted on 02/24/2009
Copyright © 2024 Jeffrey Parren
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Alison McKenzie on 02/24/09 at 03:27 PM Simple, short but packed with so much. Love it! |
| Posted by Charlie Morgan on 02/24/09 at 03:38 PM ...jeff, ahh, whut Ali said...mmmmchaz |
| Posted by Mary Frances Spencer on 02/24/09 at 09:08 PM just hate that stinky flower-water! nice juxtaposition!!! MFS |
| Posted by Kristina Woodhill on 02/25/09 at 12:29 AM Very astute. Did you ever see a rose bush growing in a lake? Perhaps sacred is uncut. I liked your observations here. |
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