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Comment by Carolyn Howard-Johnson on January 3, 2012 at 2:31pm

Jane, a wonderful analysis  May I put you on my list of possible reviewers for my own poetry chapbooks (-: www.howtodoitfrugally.com/poetry_books.htm.  And, yeah. Gene should give you the day off!

Comment by Jane Austen Dickey on January 3, 2012 at 1:46pm

I think I see the essence of the question: the petals are an obvious representation for the whole of the rose. I visualize the 'rose' losing its petals, one by one, day after day. So, at what point do we see it (the rose) as being in the "is" and not in the "was"? Hmm.

Of course, knowing Gene, I understand his rose as a metaphor. At what point in our journey of days, does our focus shift from 'present and future thinking' to dwelling upon the past, upon regret, and what was, and what may have been?

The reality is, at some point the rose is no longer a rose. But when did that occur? Do we not regret and mourn its decline from the very first lost petal? Ah, but then so many fresh, bright red petals remain—as in the unspent youthful days of our lives—we give scant notice.

When I first read the question in Gene's book of poetry, 'Still Dreaming,' (eBook), I did not realize just how profound it was and is.

Thanks, Gene. With all this thinking on this, my days work is done.

:-)

Hmm.

Comment by Carolyn Howard-Johnson on January 3, 2012 at 11:26am

Oh, Gene! Thank you for posing a quetion for the group! (-:  Maybe the question operates on an inaccurate assumption Consider the scene, the color, the stamens an pistols. But I'd say even then there would be a loss, though there may be beautfy in the loss.

Comment by Gene Cartwright on January 3, 2012 at 10:16am

If a rose is the sum of its petals, how much less a rose does the loss of a single petal make?

 - gene cartwright

Comment by Gene Cartwright on December 13, 2011 at 1:16pm

Where The Winding Road Ends
©2010 Gene Cartwright

Who can say where the winding road ends,
where the dark night fades, and the light begins
to reveal the path to places unknown,
and the promise of harvest for seeds long sown?
Who can say where the winding road ends?
Who can say?

Who can say where the winding path leads,
where the cold heart cries, and the blind eye sees
the arc in the road give way to a view
that confounds the many and rewards the few?
Who can say where the winding path leads?
Who can say?

Teach me,
of leaves of gold, crimson and yellow–once green.

Inform me,
of naked branches and limbs laden with virgin snow.

Enlighten me,
of white ice that clings stubbornly to bending bough.

Humble me,
to glorious Spring that emerges triumphant,
then soon gives way, in the inexorable march of seasons
that ends where it all began, yet never ends until...

Who can say why the winding trail bends,
why the songbird dies, and the silence descends,
muting the eternal cries of countless lost souls,
leaving fools and the wise to only suppose?
Who can say why the winding trail bends?
Who can say?

Who can say where the winding road ends,
where the dark night fades, and the light begins
to reveal the path to places unknown,
and the promise of harvest for seeds long sown
but not forgotten?

Who can say where the winding road ends?
Who can say?

Comment by Carolyn Howard-Johnson on July 4, 2011 at 11:15am

Sorry I haven't been around. Still glad to see a few of you chiming in lately. You may want to check out the contest Maggie Ball and I ran for the cover of our coming chapbook. It's a good example of how poets can use contests to market.  See the release on it at www.howtodoitfrugally.com/recent_releases.htm.

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Comment by Carolyn Howard-Johnson on September 30, 2010 at 8:42pm

Lorilyn, neat! An MFA in poetry specifically? You go, girl!

Comment by Carolyn Howard-Johnson on September 30, 2010 at 8:36pm

I want to remind everyone that my free Sharing with Writers newsletter has a poetry corner. This coming issue, there are also poetry opportunities with a writers' organization; that will be under--you guessed it--opportunities. (-: If my poets in this group are interested, just e-mail me and I'll subscribe you myself. hojonews@aol.com.

Best,
Carolyn

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