"Roses"

hi, this poem is beautiful. the way I interpreted it is that feeling have been opened and then closed off and fallen like something bad has happened . I really sympathize with the words of this poem and have been feeling the same way recently.

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one thing that I found is that I found it difficult to read this poem with the broken text, I can see that this may have been purposeful making you read the words and taking in the meaning and making you focus but as a reader I found it quite difficult.

I really like a lot of lines to this poem my favorite stanza would probably be,

when the petals of roses open,
they bursts apart like
a finely tuned instrument
persuaded into that sweet, high tune.

I love how it perfectly describes a rose and the imagery of music, (I play music myself) and it is truly beautiful.

this poem is lovely

I'm just going to be honest and say I had the WONDERFUL idea to go to the back of the poem list and click on a random poem
you don't know me, so you don't know my review style. they're kinda personal, so I'm sorry if you were hoping for a grammar review!
I like roses. that's why I clicked on them. I like associating them with velvet, and you associate roses with satin. we think the same in that aspect! haha! Roses remind me of blood, freshness, anger, and fragility, but the association with the violin is pretty, too. I think the poem is short and sweet, but perhaps a little too short? and you've forgotten the most dangerous part: the thorns! maybe this was intentional, and if it was, I'm glad you stuck to the pretty part, because you certainly exploit it ^^ I generally like the association with instruments in general.
you know, I heard a violin's bow strings can snap rather easily just like a rose head can be crushed easily, despite the thorns. but I don't think the concert ends when the flower withers. the smell turns rotten, kind of like decay. or, more commonly, death. but notice how it doesn't turn that way right away? it takes months for a rotten smell to emit from the roses, and the petals also turn from brown to purple, especially if they are crushed. just like a piece of music is disgraced and ripped apart. so I don't think that its like music ending. i think that the when the piece is done the rose withers, but when its forgotten, only then do the petals turn purple and smell like desperation, like all they want is to be noticed.
sorry if this didn't seem much like a review, have a good day!

This poem is wonderfully written. My interpretation of it relates to your love for music and nature. Perhaps there is an underlying meaning I have failed to capture but this poem is very peaceful yet somewhat bittersweet, seeing how it ‘lies finished in the floor’ at the end. It’s almost as if portraying the death of creativity

I enjoyed this poem, thank you for sharing.

I could perfectly imagine the similes and metaphors as well as analogies and personifications you so vividly and aesthetically prettily written. The first stanza feels like a Sapphic poem comparing nature to a relationship/friendship, whether it's romantic or platonic - that's for the reader to analyze and choose/decide. The second stanza is super smooth and the transition from rose to violin - that honestly was breathtaking and I gasped out loud because of the imagery that displayed within my mind. It was beautiful and majestic and jawdroppingly incredible. The third stanza is relatable in the universal sense. Overall, this poem is beautifully breathtaking and incredibly lovely. Fabulous job of writing this masterpiece.

- Lil, aka HalfheartedAmateur

Hello, Tessitore! Keep here for a quick review! I've been doing this thing that I came up with just now XD called "review old works project! And it's definitely fun because I get to read what was first posted on YWS! Anyways, enough rambling from me.

I loved this free-verse poem because I think it has a lot more talent than the free-verse poems that are being posted now on YWS. This had and old bittersweet feel to it and I love it for that. Like Nate said I love the stanza "Like a lovers sweet sweat" it just rolls off the tongue!

~Keep <3

Hi there, Pony123 here to review,



As a violinist, I find this piece touching. I loved your word choice and structure.

My favorite line is the last line, "lies finished on the floor"

Nitpicks:
Maybe capitalize the first word of every line. I believe that is standard for poetry.

Overall, Good job and keep writing!

Pony123

WOW! This is truly good.

I love all the comparisons especially the ones of the music. It is a very flowing poem which I truly enjoyed reading. The imagery is fantastic. This is true poetry! Really it is amazing. I see a true talent in you so keep it up!

Never stop writing!!!

You know, it is funny how the poem synchronized with the symphony I was listening to while reading this. It is named "Big Love Adagio" by the band "Bond." They also used a violin which somehow coincided with the poem - might be just coincidence. Just wanted to say.

I like it. I have a poem named roses, except is kind of sad.. but overall its very good.

I'm quite surprised that this is still getting reviews. Thanks everyone. Can you believe that I couldn't even remember writing this?

And for clarification, I do not play violin, I play piano. It's just the the Concerto Vivace (Bach) is one of my favorite pieces of music and I wanted to convey that. It just wouldn't be the same if I talked about the piano.

But I've always LOVED the violin... =)

The title made me think of "Roses" by Outkast. And that was completely random.

I agree with everyone else. This is an AWESOME poem.

I love poems about roses. No acception here!. Amazing, and I aggree with nate on the favorite line. However I love the

"And I wonder if
A violin
Feels the same rapture
I do
When the concerto vivace is finished,
And lies finished on the floor "

because it makes you wonder, as it was stated in the very first line. Marvelous. Love love lovely!

I really like this wondrous poem.I am wonderingis this song of your heart?

overall, i really liked it! great imagery, and i loved the line about a lover's sweet sweat.

the only thing that sounded not so good was 'coaxed the last gasp'. sorta difficult to read.

Bootiful. Really nice flow, great images and diction. And the line breaks didn't seem like random choices, as this style of poetry often does.

I know what you mean about not wanting to touch a piece once its finished...its kind of like painting, I guess. Dont want to ruin things! I'm trying to get out of that naughty habit though because how will I ever make things better?! But there are times when I really wonder if it helps to rewrite trillions of times...
I really liked this poem, although I did feel there were some bits that could use a bit of tweaking.

Like satin on the fingertips,
Wet with dew,
Like a lovers sweet sweat,
After you have coaxed
the last gasp
from their lips.

Sorry to be contrarywise but personally I dont like the "sweet sweat" part. I mean, the concept is good, but the alliteration spoils it a bit for me. Just my two cents though. This is a great verse, especially the first line.

And when the petals of roses open,
they bursts apart like
a finally tuned instrument
persuaded into that sweet, high tune,
that only the most skilled
can accomplish.

I love this verse; especially the first three lines, they're great. I'd do something with the forth line though, maybe change "sweet" - otherwise its perfect.

And I wonder if
A violin
Feels the same rapture
I do
When the concerto vivace is finished,
And lies finished on the floor

This is an awesome verse, some great imagery, but it needs the most work in my opinion. The raw material is there but I think the two-word lines need to go, and perhaps you could change one of the "finished" words to something else? The repetition detracts from the overall effect.
Otherwise, a great poem. One of my faves

Thanks everyone. I'm glad you liked it.

i thought this was very...interesting...it intrigued me tremendously--i dont think you should changen anything.
but i started not to read it because i HATE "Roses" by Outkast.

finely tuned, not finally tuned...at least, I think that's what you mean. Right babe? This is a really...hot poem. The first stanza gives me an incredible shiver at the thought of coaxing a gasp from a lover's lips. SO sexy. It could be mushy, but it reads much more erotic to me (maybe because I have sex on the brain 24-7). Beautiful work dear, but then, I am a little biased...

i could have sworn i commented on this already but i guess not

it borders on the 'mushy icky romantic' type of poem that makes me cringe but is elegantly written enough not to fall completely into it. I can't decide whether the first stanzas are melodramatic or not...hmm..maybe a bit, but I rather like them, even though I don't like this sort of poem at all normally.

the last few lines were the best part, they are a strong conclusion, the sort that linger in your head for the rest of the day at odd moments. overall, good job.

I like this a lot. The first two stanzas are magic. I also really like what you are saying in the third stanza, however it does feel a bit disjointed. Maybe you could re - write it so it feels a little smoother without the two word lines, the only reason I'm saying this is you build up such a great flow in the first two stanza's. This is just my opinion, hope it is useful.

Thanks. It is kind of unfinished at the moment.

A problem I have is writing a poem and I know it's unfinished... but I don't want to do anything to it. When I set down the pen on a poem, it's done. For better or for worse.

So... better or worse?

My favorite line is "Like a lovers sweet sweat," It's just kinda neat to say.

The poem right now sounds broken in parts. For instance, the first three lines in the first stanza work really well, but the last three don't fit. Try to keep to the same style in the entire stanza.

But, I really liked the transformation from what I expected to be something about a lover to a violin. The comparison between the two is done really well, and you finish off the poem in such a way that it made me read it again. Plus, the trailing ending works really well since it actually made me stop and reflect upon the poem.

Overall, I liked it.