Red rose

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Colleen Chesebro’s weekly challenge uses an image of a winter rose for inspiration. If you would like to join in, the details are here. She recently wrote a post detailing the cinquain form, so here are two contrasting cinquains on the rose theme.

Red rose

Showy
she winter-blooms
hoar-frosted candy-crisp
until the sun her upturned face
strokes dead.

Red rose

Wan sun
so wintry pale
that coaxes buds unfurled
their frosted petals touch with care
and love.

Colleen Chesebro’s weekly challenge uses an image of a winter rose for inspiration. If you would like to join in, the details are here. She recently wrote a post detailing the cinquain form, so here are two contrasting cinquains on the rose theme. Red rose Showyshe winter-bloomshoar-frosted candy-crispuntil the sun her upturned facestrokes dead. Red … Continue reading Red roseRead MoreJane Dougherty Writes