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Sep 2011
A rose by any other name
would smell as sweet

A rose gazed upon through tears
can never be as meaningful
as the day it was given in
love

Black streaks race down
the flushed flesh of my face

A rose that stood for love
now stands for something lost

A rose sways solemnly
in a bed of forgotten flowers
the life ****** from its
youthful petals
though Death will ne'er take it

A rose by any other name
has thorns that pierce
Nyssa Jacobsen
Written by
Nyssa Jacobsen  30/F/Plymouth, England
(30/F/Plymouth, England)   
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