A Prayer for a Rose

It's been ages since I've written poetry. I've always preferred to write prose, though I feel that as a writer one should be able to write almost anything. I take great inspiration from poetry, and see it as an influence on my writing style. In these days of analytical writing (of which I am a part of) I feel that we analytical writers can learn a lot from poetry. 

As John Lennon once sang, "Turn off your mind, relax, and float downstream." 

That's a lesson we can all learn. 

Allow your mind to drift, and read some verse. 

Over the next few entries I'll post some verses I've composed. He's one that I did recently as practice. 

A Prayer for A Rose

A prayer for a rose,

A rose of white.

A prayer to guide us

Through the night.

A rose of virtue,

A rose so fair.

A rose beyond compare.

A prayer for a rose,

A rose of red.

A prayer to guide us

To thy bed.

A rose of peace.

A rose of love.

A rose that runs

Through my blood.

A rose in winter

To bring us warmth.

A rose on a distant shore

To call us home.

Text and photo are Copyright Riley Joyce 2016