tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773948027407820171.post2166889355780055289..comments2023-10-26T01:28:26.326-06:00Comments on Daily Spirit: DEAD ROSESMyrna R.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15088915165678737118noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773948027407820171.post-56080537727767193202015-05-05T19:47:30.480-06:002015-05-05T19:47:30.480-06:00Great metaphor use.Great metaphor use.Gen Giggles https://www.blogger.com/profile/13744815023509063722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773948027407820171.post-83580987418602669272015-05-05T09:30:43.034-06:002015-05-05T09:30:43.034-06:00I thought that was brilliant, linking nature and f...I thought that was brilliant, linking nature and flowers with pregnancy. All in all, I think humans are like roses too, some bloom and some don't. Some attain their life purpose, while others do not. Blogorattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12821621371176285384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773948027407820171.post-32079629467575959122015-05-05T08:50:30.334-06:002015-05-05T08:50:30.334-06:00wow - that is a moving piece... from before birth ...wow - that is a moving piece... from before birth with all the hopes and promises and life to realizing how cruel it can be to still carrying that scent beyond death...Claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03011763027311966186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773948027407820171.post-7840071075641841552015-05-04T17:03:58.949-06:002015-05-04T17:03:58.949-06:00I enjoyed the journey of life you carried us on, b...I enjoyed the journey of life you carried us on, based on the bud of a rose. Clever and effective, Myrna!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12460881702249079009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773948027407820171.post-55579297839103361612015-05-04T13:05:44.871-06:002015-05-04T13:05:44.871-06:00I sense hope and dreams and the full circle of lif...I sense hope and dreams and the full circle of life in your beautiful poem, Myrna, as well as disillusionment from reality, sometimes, all part of one's journey, and if we accept this, it can only be a life well lived.<br /><br />I really enjoyed pondering over your words, which are precise and effective.<br /><br />PoppyPoppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08980323586402386609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773948027407820171.post-50009170049368175902015-05-04T09:31:26.781-06:002015-05-04T09:31:26.781-06:00Lots of potential rewards if one carries the baby ...Lots of potential rewards if one carries the baby till birth. True in other situations of taking the initial sacrifice by oneself!<br /><br />Hankkaykualahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03240206222973305395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773948027407820171.post-60151600846562242522015-05-04T06:27:50.234-06:002015-05-04T06:27:50.234-06:00There is a promise in the rose, I like it that way...There is a promise in the rose, I like it that way....annell4https://www.blogger.com/profile/07629830133868270690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773948027407820171.post-66668234406985848732015-05-04T06:20:06.101-06:002015-05-04T06:20:06.101-06:00No wonder we refer to a pregnant woman as "bl...No wonder we refer to a pregnant woman as "blooming" for they exhibit a rich fulfillment of life's cycle.Old Egghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14727444489103758018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773948027407820171.post-59429352115590408532015-05-04T01:39:00.455-06:002015-05-04T01:39:00.455-06:00New life, new beginning, new hope.........New life, new beginning, new hope.........Vandana Sharmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270400982093787158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773948027407820171.post-90061021884774368462015-05-03T22:40:49.331-06:002015-05-03T22:40:49.331-06:00How special, to think of roses this way--those tha...How special, to think of roses this way--those that were born and grew enough to reach disappointment, and those that dies, budded or not. A marvelous analogy. Thank you, too, Myrna, for your comment on my poem.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773948027407820171.post-19386890080010724222015-05-03T22:18:07.343-06:002015-05-03T22:18:07.343-06:00I like dead roses too.....have actually kept some ...I like dead roses too.....have actually kept some for many, many decades....the ones that have sentimental value to me.C.C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16393100446679896378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773948027407820171.post-87566338136548636912015-05-03T19:50:36.764-06:002015-05-03T19:50:36.764-06:00i too am often disappointed by the senseless
My B...i too am often disappointed by the senseless<br /><br /><a href="https://zongrik.wordpress.com/2015/04/28/my-brain-is-a-cheap-gadget-that-spins/" rel="nofollow">My Brain is a Cheap Gadget That Spins</a>Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13609172461325705463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773948027407820171.post-36854755599207372752015-05-03T17:05:26.210-06:002015-05-03T17:05:26.210-06:00Roses always some kind of beauty, whether they are...Roses always some kind of beauty, whether they are blooming on a bush or dead.Gabriellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09968615376035959259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773948027407820171.post-12711526218037263642015-05-03T16:41:16.610-06:002015-05-03T16:41:16.610-06:00I love the life that you give the rose. I have a l...I love the life that you give the rose. I have a love for dead roses - spent in the sun but still pointing toward the sky.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13414513238308254080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773948027407820171.post-19652249129095234132015-05-03T15:56:41.838-06:002015-05-03T15:56:41.838-06:00the promises of life from the first bud, to the la...the promises of life from the first bud, to the last petal fallen..even a dead rose still holds beauty.Truedessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09079953417572207613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773948027407820171.post-79932158957890791492015-05-03T15:35:34.658-06:002015-05-03T15:35:34.658-06:00Ha, in other words, Myrna, you just like all stage...Ha, in other words, Myrna, you just like all stages of life of roses!! It is good to appreciate each stage for what it is, I think.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773948027407820171.post-82916880801378457662015-05-03T15:09:57.103-06:002015-05-03T15:09:57.103-06:00I especially loved the last three lines... life is...I especially loved the last three lines... life is like this...be it happiness or sorrow, it worths to live... :-) Beautifully penned....<br /><br />Maniparnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16109166826609932168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773948027407820171.post-18799786618238619872015-05-03T14:59:37.112-06:002015-05-03T14:59:37.112-06:00Beautiful, Myrna. I especially like the lines abou...Beautiful, Myrna. I especially like the lines about the bud's promise.....like gestation.....Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773948027407820171.post-72788582404496833662015-05-03T14:23:52.696-06:002015-05-03T14:23:52.696-06:00ah yes a rose is a rose; and life comes chuck full...ah yes a rose is a rose; and life comes chuck full of its ups and downs; the essence of existence remains<br /><br />thanks for dropping in at my Sunday Lime today<br /><br />much love...Gillena Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09191865405561549074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773948027407820171.post-14617743180216712062015-05-03T14:10:31.409-06:002015-05-03T14:10:31.409-06:00Oh Myrna this is soul-speak to me...the coming to ...Oh Myrna this is soul-speak to me...the coming to life in the buds and the lingering fragrance in death! wow....Donna@LivingFromHappinesshttp://www.livingfromhappiness.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773948027407820171.post-31080587193600365242015-05-03T14:10:24.619-06:002015-05-03T14:10:24.619-06:00true the past teaches us so well.... i remember us...true the past teaches us so well.... i remember using similar imagery with black rosesSuyashJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06332045821743367072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773948027407820171.post-20940143662155672882015-05-03T14:02:57.390-06:002015-05-03T14:02:57.390-06:00And the gently wrinkled petals of those softly sce...And the gently wrinkled petals of those softly scented dead roses are so very like the skin of the older people dear to us who have moved on.<br />Thank you.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773948027407820171.post-12749126799356152182015-05-03T13:38:54.430-06:002015-05-03T13:38:54.430-06:00I especially like those last three lines.. to me t...I especially like those last three lines.. to me they add the fullness .. that smell of dead roses is so important.brudberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563403553536472377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773948027407820171.post-66554838440905106102015-05-03T12:42:07.970-06:002015-05-03T12:42:07.970-06:00a wonderful description of coming into this life, ...a wonderful description of coming into this life, Myrna.<br /><br />and how many roses have been pressed into books as keepsake for a precious memory? dead roses can mean more than living ones.<br /><br />♥my heart's love songshttp://myheartslovesongs.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773948027407820171.post-10695386005079317772015-05-03T12:20:23.898-06:002015-05-03T12:20:23.898-06:00I loved how you compared the blooming of roses to ...I loved how you compared the blooming of roses to those of pregnant women who go through the process of child birth :)<br />Beautiful poem :D<br /><br />Lots of love,<br />SanaaSanaa Rizvihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06681404650477409830noreply@blogger.com