Prussian Rose

By Blinded_Tiger


In a grand selective tradition,
dispatch with aging precision;
I live to keep what captivates,
beauty, unmovable moments;
maybe it never was, maybe ~
my act is not aesthetic,
but the garden remain;

It is not the same,
to bare loss is not destruction,
there is loss in transformation,
there is destruction in nothing;

I do not remember leaving Prussia.

 

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Copyright 2013 Blinded_Tiger
Published on Friday, April 10, 2015.     Filed under: "Poetry"
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  • TropicalSnowstorm On Monday, September 14, 2020, TropicalSnowstorm (1703)By person wrote:

    Great piece! Turning points are often started by a chain initiated by something hard to remember in hindsight. I particularly liked the line "to bare loss is not destruction." There is profound wisdom in that. Ciao, T/S Scholar

  • Nehema On Friday, January 18, 2013, Nehema (962)By person wrote:

    There is always gain in loss as well. Sometimes change is hurtful, sometimes sweet or even beautiful, but always necessary... This was beautiful. Miss your depth and perception - XXOO Scholar

  • FadedBlues On Tuesday, January 15, 2013, FadedBlues (2172)By person wrote:

    ...this is exceptional. Brautigan said finding is losing something else, & he mourned what he lost to find this...

  • A former member wrote: Simple but beautifully effective, nicely done m'dear. Write on ~rose

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