Stately Rose

by shadow1950taunton, Somerset, England, UK

Apr 2013 502 Views 20 comments

Stately Rose

Author: shadow1950

Oh how beautiful you are
waving on your stem
a perfect picture
to behold

your attar floods my senses
so sweet and fragrant
deep musky scents
that beguile me

your hips full and plump
rose water or tea I make
or rose scones to eat
a chocolate I savour

standing in stately splendour
full blooms reaching skyward
I pluck one so that its
perfume I can extract

how can I not admire thee
as you climb up a wall
or smother a fence
with wonderful blooms

you creep alone the ground
or soar high into the sky
stand upright in beauty
you have it all to show

so many colours
all different hues
Rose, I worship thee
as my soul you delight

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Posted: Apr 2013

About this poem:

my favourite flower
Medicine
The rose hip, usually from R. canina is used as a minor source of Vitamin C. The fruits of many species have significant levels of vitamins and have been used as a food supplement. Many roses have been used in herbal and folk medicines. Rosa chinensis has long been used in Chinese traditional medicine. This and other species have been used for stomach problems, and are being investigated for controlling cancer growth.

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Comments (20)

paloma66Manukau, Auckland New ZealandApr 23, 2013

Beautiful words,beautiful pictures and the knowledge you share,thank you.

shadow1950OPtaunton, Somerset, England UKApr 23, 2013

ty dear friend for reading. Did you know it takes around 20,000 hips to make 1 gram of oil? that's a hell of a lot of roses

darkhorse555donegal, Donegal IrelandApr 23, 2013

a beautiful rose pictures worthy of the pen beautiful

shadow1950OPtaunton, Somerset, England UKApr 23, 2013

ty Liam roses are beautiful and smell so delicious ty for reading

douggie1955Torrance, Central, Scotland UKApr 23, 2013

well written smashing pic

studecarsayre, Oklahoma USAApr 23, 2013

I envy you with your knowledge of roses, I have tried to grow roses but I have had little luck. I do like roses, in particular the ones which are a deep red with a velvet look. The pix are beautiful, that I have little success with also, I guess it is that, "I ain't got no class". Larry

Poetnumber1St James, Port of Spain Trinidad and TobagoApr 23, 2013

This is beautiful Linda,I love the pics.

Spartacus2012Biloxi, Mississippi USAApr 23, 2013

Nice write and pictures Linda...Ken

shadow1950OPtaunton, Somerset, England UKApr 24, 2013

ty Douggie glad you enjoyed wonder which pic you refer to?

shadow1950OPtaunton, Somerset, England UKApr 24, 2013

ty Larry with roses its all about good soil well drained and pruning shade lovers in shady spots sun loving roses in full sunshine try a rambling rose they are the hardiest ty for reading

FellsmanLake District, Cumbria, England UKApr 24, 2013

Roses have long been a favoured flower of romantic writers as this series of short odes testifies - but I was unaware of all the medicinal properties of this iconic flower.

I've being saying for ages now that it's amazing what readers can learn simply by reading the works of others on these poetry sites, and I've sure learned from this...

Best wishes

Bill