The Rose Garden poem is excellent for me how I like the title and the first 
line "The roses have rusted" So much sadness in breaking up but you have 
injected some humour very simply like who will want the coffee grinder. I 
will admit the last two lines were extremely touching that out of all the 
sadness a rose in bud. Thank you. Sally J

>From: Ryfkah * <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: The Pennine Poetry Works <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: New Sub Another marriage bites the dust
>Date: Sat, 16 Oct 2004 22:23:23 EDT
>
>Rhyming and all...your theme one of my favorites.
>
>kol tuv, Ryfkah
>
>The Rose Garden
>
>The roses have rusted;
>they spread their baby-fine powder
>as if flakes of newly shed skin.
>Closet shelf looms empty
>where his cavalry sword had lain.
>Deflating balloon butterflies cling
>to beamed kitchen ceiling
>a mocking mating dance.
>Every new year the naked branches of a thorny
>bush are cradled into front yard’s rose garden
>like newborn dreams of summer and growth.
>“Are you going to use the coffee grinder
>or can I take it?” he grins.
>“Yes I use it,” knowing
>it’s too much trouble at five a.m.
>With black heart, Uncle Al’s green rabbinical scholar
>with black beard, black hat, black coat is removed
>from fireplace wall, now faded empty rhombus.
>A few rose bushes sprout new red shoots;
>perhaps their blossoms are to anoint the air again.
>Dog-chewed furniture with spill marks, broken springs
>is left behind like discarded quarter century
>memories, children, other disposables.
>Night is shadowed and our bed is immense
>so much bare white space to float upon.
>Yet in morning there unfolds a single budding bloom
>from out of the brown and yellow death of yesterday.
>
>–Ryfkah

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