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Drooping Rose

A Poem on the Fragility of Love

By Michelle Liew Tsui-LinPublished 2 years ago • 1 min read
Drooping Rose
Photo by Giulia Bertelli on Unsplash

Ah, the rose. She wilts too easily, remaining alive only for a short time. 

Love is indeed fragile and complex. It turns to hate at the drop of a hat, and there is truth in the cliche that love is fragile. 

It is a tough call when we put two people together. Expectations differ. There is miscommunication  misunderstanding, and mistrust. Issues remain unresolved, and people grow apart.

Yet, the rose can blossom with love again, with the hands of mindfulness and tender loving care.

Enjoy these Haikus. 

A drooping red rose

Petals torn by blowing winds

Call with jarring note. 

Red rose, brittle, dried

Water fails to touch its stem

Droplets and petals touch not

New bud blooms in pot

In rich brown soil nurturing

New red petals bloom. 

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About the Creator

Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin

Hi, i am an English Language teacher cum freelance writer with a taste for pets, prose and poetry. When I'm not writing my heart out, I'm playing with my three dogs, Zorra, Cloudy and Snowball.

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    Written by Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin