Monday, January 23, 2012

The Only Rose There Is

The Only Rose There Is

Not
what were roses like
when you could touch
them, Great-Great-Great-
Great-Great-Great-Great-
Grandmother,

but
the week-in-the-vase
rose on the table now,
heavy-headed, a girl
with a bonnet for a face
sewn to a blanket.

6 comments:

nene said...

Ah, nostalgia.

erin said...

where does time exist? it is not linear, after all, is it?

xo
erin

Fireblossom said...

*grin*

Uh huh!

Maureen said...

Your second stanza stands alone.

Andrea (Andee) Beltran said...

I agree with Maureen on the second stanza, Hannah. Great work here!

Susan Tiner said...

Beautiful Hannah.