the thorn and the rose

Something about this really grabbed my attention. I think it may have been the fast paced rhythm, the smartly placed repetition of "everything goes," and short lines that re-inforce how quickly the rose fades and even the thorn crumbles to dust.

I also liked the amplification of images in S5 following with the 2 images in the stanza that immediately preceded it, a nice variation on sound and images.

It made me think of Frost's "Nothing Gold Can Stay."

This was well crafted, an easy "5" in my book.

Excellent

The assonance and repetition gives the poem a chant or song-like quality. And I love the double meaning of "It all goes in time." Easy five.

Wow.

I love this one. You show sorrow and loss without telling. This one is getting a recommend.

*

the feel of the best of those creepy and enigmatic nursery rhymes.
I really dreaded seeing the title, works perfectly.
100