tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12229254.post112491739057683376..comments2023-10-01T11:09:42.394-04:00Comments on Blog with a View: Gang of Rosescruelanimalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08045809979308725755noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12229254.post-1125334166192502812005-08-29T12:49:00.000-04:002005-08-29T12:49:00.000-04:00Roses are hot, nest like hornetsbuzzed about bad p...Roses are hot, <BR/>nest like hornets<BR/>buzzed about bad pollen, <BR/>delivery systems<BR/>for plutonium. Thorns erupt <BR/>like a heat rash, <BR/>making craters in skin, <BR/>then the stinging, wooing<BR/>nerves go numb, muscles flatten, <BR/>and sleepiness comes<BR/><BR/>split from what is and what<BR/>could be.cruelanimalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08045809979308725755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12229254.post-1125319541877984012005-08-29T08:45:00.000-04:002005-08-29T08:45:00.000-04:00Roses ArousedThe Spanish rose assassinatedBlush of...Roses Aroused<BR/><BR/>The Spanish rose assassinated<BR/>Blush of youth against stucco<BR/>Brash and bold as a ghazal<BR/><BR/>Clenched between the teeth<BR/>In a tango for airline commercials<BR/>And sword for filial combat<BR/><BR/>Twisted on thorns before the thrust<BR/>Of bull goring the physical<BR/>Pain not even hemlock can numb<BR/><BR/>Beneath Spanish moss flagella<BR/>Spurned turn to nacre lace<BR/>For pummeling consolation<BR/><BR/>A razor-sharp grin permanently<BR/>Slashed across the face of beauty<BR/>So the blood can warp welts<BR/><BR/>Tasty as leeches on a skewer<BR/>Over the backyard barbecue<BR/>Pop into song and screech<BR/><BR/>Where's the cardinal in this picture?<BR/>Hidden under vermilion draperies<BR/>And armed with grappling hooks<BR/><BR/>Ready to shear through the tapestry<BR/>A children's tale of courtly Romaunt<BR/>Bruised and unable to pivot on its spike<BR/><BR/>The further the distance from suffering<BR/>The easier to smell the roses<BR/>As all color melds to blackAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com