poemranker ::Utility Rose by Enkidu

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Free verse № 100013

Utility Rose

by Enkidu

Member since 2004 · Posted 2 May 2004 · Edited 3 May 2004 · 2 comments

You can banter semantics or God And the sun will still rise An inspired mind will diminish us Certain as salesman and the lottery Coupling the governed in dependency What a life lost and locked to a bed Gambling on airplanes and automobiles That lovely girl with generic curls Flatter her with a utility rose Kindling for the feminine fire Proverbs aside direct your attention To infancy and traditional toil

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[9] deleted user 2-May-04/8:26 PM Reply
s1 - Great
s2 - Good
s3 - Don't get it.
s4 - Can't relate the two lines
s5 - Great
s6 - It reflects s1 and is great
[n/a] Enkidu › deleted user 3-May-04/7:23 AM Reply
Appreciate it, one of my more pondered poems.