The beauty of a bright red rose, <br />Will bind this immortal's broken soul <br />With sorrowful thorns and tarnished chains <br />A haunting shadow of evil remains. <br /> <br />Deadly are the rose's thorns <br />It's beauty mocking love's last refrain <br />For the faded petals slowly slip and fall, <br />To heap ashes on Love's sorrowed remains. <br /> <br />But Love had power to break the curse, <br />In the deepest heart of the immortal's thirst. <br />Of her sweet love he shall reminisce, <br />Aching forever for Love's eternal kiss. <br /> <br />Now a bright red rose with thorns so sharp <br />Lies trembling in his true love's hands <br />The thorns so gently pierce her skin <br />As evil departs and love forever stands <br /> <br />A precious dropp of her blood so pure, <br />She presses upon his immortal lips, <br />For the Love which saved him had set him free... <br />A curse broken by his true love's kiss. <br /> <br />(7/18/06)<br /><br />Lesa MRK<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-curse-of-the-faded-rose/
