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Roses

Merretta D.L. Parry-Booth

ROSES.

Look at roses when oppressed
By weariness or grief
Look at roses and restore
Spent hope and lost belief.

In the meaning of this life
And that of heaven above.
Look at roses, if you ever
Doubt that God is love.

M.D.L.P-B
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Submitted on December 16, 2015

Modified on April 10, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XAXA XBXB
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 217
Words 46
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 4, 4
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Merretta D.L. Parry-Booth

Merretta was born into a well known family in Abergavenny, Monmouthshire in May 1910....As the mother of seven children, Merretta had little time for hobbies but her stories for children and her lovely verses have stood the test of time. more…

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