Mother's Faded Rose (poem) by Felix LeRoy Perry on AuthorsDen

Mother's Faded Rose
by Felix LeRoy Perry → (All Poetry by Felix LeRoy Perry)
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A Mother’s Faded Rose A faded flattened red rose lies pressed between the bible page Reminder of a night so long ago another time another age A night of silk dresses and tuxedos corsage of baby breath and roses Limos and music and the magic of love Cameras, lights and smiling poses For a moment she’s in that car again reliving the passion of the night Energy and youth colliding in lust that was gone at mornings light Now eighteen years of heartache raising her little girl alone She tries to hold the tears back and beg her baby to stay home But she knows her wings are eager her eyes are open wide She kisses her cheek, hugs her tight a young man holds out a rose of red It will be a long sleepless night She’ll wait up for her in her lonely bed.

Reviewed by jude forese

Reviewed on June 5, 2005

as hard as it is, we have to allow our children to live their own lives and move on with ours ...

well written, Felix ...

Reviewed by Tinka Boukes

Reviewed on June 4, 2005

Awwwww what a beautiful heartfelt poem...been there done that many times...till one day I started to trust my girls inner strenght....now I sleep peacefully no matter what...I trust my kid in that department!!
And the boys well that's a different story....like father like son....doing the Tshongololo Jive...their problem...they are old enough to be careful!!

Love Tinka

Reviewed by Dave Harm

Excellent... as parents, we all wish that our children won't do what we did... but... no matter what we do, it's still their choice...

Reviewed by Barbara Terry

awwwwww this is such a beautiful poem Felix. The red rose flattened between the pages, reminds me of the flattened rose I saw in my mother's high school year book. I put another red rose on her grave site this last mother's day to replace the one that was flattened, dried up and falling apart. Pluse the white rose of forgiveness and purity. Thnx for sharing Felix. May the Lord Jesus bless you, and those whom you love, and be with you always, and at your side constantly. With much love in my heart, stubborn to a fault, joy to the world, peace on earth, & ((((((((((MANY WONDERFUL SISTERLY HUGGGGSSSS)))))))))), your little terrified sister, Barbie

"If I have to be this girl in me, Then I may as well be."