"Roses On My Table" and Two Other Poems of Consequence

Roses On My Table

She took her Roses and made them weep
and never saw their sadness
She did not notice their withered petals
nor their unhealthy glow

And I must confess
I passed them by as well.
I did not recognize how pale, how empty
their plot had become.
I did not notice
because my own smile had formed a shadow
Oh how pitiful
and oh..
what was I thinking?
I lie in bed at night
imagine them in winter
snow piled up so they cannot see
Imagine them in summer
needing water
and seeing me pass by them by
So I
who pointed toward someone else
had to say I'm sorry.

Today I will gather them in
listen to their songs
smell their journey
hold a banquet in their honor
and set my table with their smile.

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Home For The Holidays

Home for the holidays
looks like a cold and sun starved day
leav es are all gone
and the ground feels cold
looks like the sky might rain

Don't you almost hear the thunder roar?
Don't you almost see the lightnings flight?
Don't you almost remember the day
when you were young?
Those days.

The Purple Dress

And now I can dream
whatever is on my mind.
You had always taught me the 'correct' way.
must it all remain in a box
so tightly sealed?

Did I hear a voice?
did someone say it was OK?

A silent execution
was put on all the colors
yards and yards of blossoms.
was it really your intention
to discard them all?

If I use a purple ribbon
will you turn away?

Hearts cannot dance on display
but the colors
of the ribbons
they move me.

I tie them to my hair
to match my purple dress
the wind blows through my curls.
The voice I hear has always been there.
Alas
it i s not yours.

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About the Author:

Kathy Ostman-Magnusen Hawaii, United States

Aloha! I am a figurative Artist and Illustrator. If you check out my website you will see that I am very prolific in oils. My paintings are collected worldwide. I also do sculpture; images available upon request. I have illustrated for Hay House Inc. , Neil Davidson, who was considered for the Pulitzer Prize in feature writing, and several other publications. I also enjoy story writing and poetry. All of the paintings,stories and Poems on my blogs and website are written by me.

Check out my website http://www.kathysart.com or one of my blogs at: http://kathysart.blogspot.com/

Aloha

Author:: Kathy Ostman-Magnusen
Keywords:: Roses, Poe ms, Artist
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