-One single rose-

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-One single rose-

 On their very first date he showed up holding one  single rose.
When he proposed to her he did it with a ring and one single rose.
After the birth of their first child he handed her one single rose.
The day he deployed with the Military he gave her one single rose.

The day his coffin was flown home, she was there... 

 She stood as still as she wished time would have.
 They unloaded him from the plane there was a flag and
one single rose on his coffin.

Everyday she visits his grave site and leaves him one single rose to show her love.

On the one year anniversary of his passing she visits him like always;
But this time is different...

She places one single rose by his headstone,
then pulls a gun out of her purse.

She puts it to her temple and pulls the trigger...

It seems like time stands still again for a brief moment before her body drops.
And in that moment from her hand drops
one single rose. 

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AlexaLove954 commented on -One single rose-

06-12-2009

very powerful poem indeed and it makes me look at one single rose in a different way....touched my heart as I can relate it to someone who has been through such similar situations

hsj777 commented on -One single rose-

06-12-2009

wow!!! powerful message and very visual...that "one single rose" tied the whole piece together...WELL DONE!!!

When power leads man towards arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the area of man's concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses.

John F. Kennedy (1917-1963) Thirty-fifth President of the USA

MOMofTWINS’s Poems (29)

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-That Beautiful Woman- 13
-Myself-- 19
-My Ride-- 7
-I'm Numb- 8
-My Senses- 4
-Her Shell- 8
-I am A Liar- 9
-What Can I do- 5
-Just The Three of Us- 4
-Herself- 5
-Mask of Sanity- 7
-A Heartbroken Kid- 13
-That Guy- 5
-My Poison- 1
-Unspoken Words- 3
-My green eyes- 10
-One single rose- 3
-Small Light- 8
-That is...- 1
-Take your time- 4
-Then again- 3
-All I see is you- 3
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-Just for a moment- 4
-My life at the moment(when I was 16)- 5
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