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A Rose Garden

Amanda East 1976 (Ogden)

Wind-rocked remontant
Prune out your despair
Grafted in a slant
But not without care

Unmatched to fit growth
A sucker untorn
Knows not a good oath
When chaos is born

Snit, balled, or broken
Hips push the roughing
Truth is unspoken
Give up on nothing

Deceptive attacks
Shame, lonely with woes
Blind shoots and diebacks
Lame a budding rose

About this poem

I was thinking about my failing marriage and lack of knowing how to have an intimate relationship, but in this writing, I wanted a challenge. I picked so many words that had to do with a rose garden and fit them in a format with my intended theme.

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Written on June 17, 2008

Submitted by Oceanloveisland on November 14, 2022

Modified by Oceanloveisland on November 15, 2022

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABAB CDCD DEDE FGFG
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 348
Words 70
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4
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Amanda East

I grew up in Utah. I have four kiddos. I am now in a healthy happy relationship. I am spiritual, but not religious. I love thinking deeply about the purpose of life. more…

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