faithmairee

Jul 03, 2010 ⭐ View statistics (Premium feature)

i'll still smell the roses

i'll still smell the roses
so precious and sweet
the scented pine needles
as they hang from the trees

i'll still hear the lonely hounds
at night as they bay
see the sky far above me
be it blue or at times gray

then someone someday
will mention your name
and i'll feel regret in my veins
for in my heart your love remains

— faithmairee, Jul 03, 2010

About This Poem

About the Author

Region, Country: Florida, United States, USA

Favorite Poets: Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Lucille Clifton and Elizabeth Bishop

Critiques

faithmairee

15 years 11 months ago

Thank You

Thank you for reading and responding to my poem. ~I never say anything I don't mean nor do I say anything to be mean.~

xena465

15 years 11 months ago

Shucks Faith

This is so romantic. I love Roses, they may have thorns, but they sure smell good. A bit like life, you can enjoy the pleasure as long as you can handle the pain too. Wonderful write Faith. Xena Quote: Science is what you know; philosophy is what you don't know. - Bertrand Russell

faithmairee

15 years 11 months ago

Thank You, Xena

Thanks so much, Xena for your wonderful remarks. I'm glad you enjoyed my poem. Faith ~I never say anything I don't mean nor do I say anything to be mean.~

hobo

15 years 11 months ago

wow this is so good

wow this is so good, I love your style short and sweet with a beautiful flow, very very nice my friends *You can never pick anyone up if you are busy putting them down*

faithmairee

15 years 11 months ago

Thank you, hobo

i am honored you feel that way. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. ~I never say anything I don't mean nor do I say anything to be mean.~

scribbler

15 years 11 months ago

roses

regret for lost love in compact form.Only change I'd make:line8 delete"at times" but that's just me.........scribbler

faithmairee

15 years 11 months ago

Thank you, my friend

you have given me something to think about and i thank you...i appreciate your feedback ~I never say anything I don't mean nor do I say anything to be mean.~

magics02

15 years 11 months ago

I like this one Faith

Funny I should cross this one this evening as just today I went out to buy four rose bushes, we are going to make my rose garden again tomorrow. I got a white one, red one, pinkish red one and a peach one. My father wants to help with it. I have always loved to tend to my roses and then give them away as they smell so much better then the greenhouse ones. I will send you a picture once they get going. I love your poem it speaks from your heart where the roses still bloom. Have a Happy Fourth of July my friend Love and Peace Mona xoxox

faithmairee

15 years 11 months ago

You Are Sweet

Thank you so much, my friend. I used to have a rose bush with blue roses on it. It was so lovely. That was back in the day when I turned my whole yard into a garden. I used to grow eveything from lilies to camellias. It was so much fun making boquets and giving them to anyone who needed something to brighten their day. I had to quit planting things because there was no room left in my yard. LOL So glad you enjoyed my poem. Have a Happy Fourth of July!!! Love ya-Faith ~I never say anything I don't mean nor do I say anything to be mean.~

judyanne

15 years 11 months ago

lovely faith

short and sweet and thoughtful love judy xxxx http://www.strategicpublishinggroup.com/title/TwentyMyPrettyPonies.html

faithmairee

15 years 11 months ago

Dear Judy

Thank you so much for your wonderful remarks, Judy. I really appreciate what you said. Love-Faith ~I never say anything I don't mean nor do I say anything to be mean.~

Dennis Go

15 years 11 months ago

Heartwarming!

So simple yet lovely and down to earth! Nice rhyming!

faithmairee

15 years 11 months ago

Thank You, Dennis Go

Thank you for stopping by and reading my poem. Your comments made me smile. Faith ~I never say anything I don't mean nor do I say anything to be mean.~

magics02

15 years 11 months ago

Faith

Dad got the four rose bushes in this weekend and I will send you a pic as soon as they go off I got the climber Joey bought me and then two chrsler imperials and one John F Kennedy white rose. The yard is coming along fine with all the rain too. Talk to you soon lady friend Love at ya Mona M

faithmairee

15 years 11 months ago

Thank You, My Friend

Your yard sounds like paradise! I can't wait to see a pic. Much love-Faith ~I never say anything I don't mean nor do I say anything to be mean.~

raj

15 years 11 months ago

Hello Faith

i liked the way you suddenly take a turn from nature to your beloved Love...i think you may have done this for two reasons... 1. because true Love is always in the sub conscious 2. to indicate how you would have loved to share the beauty of nature with him your write has a sweet fragrance of love to it.. warmly...raj (sublime_ocean)..

faithmairee

15 years 11 months ago

Thank You Raj

Thank you for your wonderful remarks. My spirituality is tied up with nature so it's difficult to separate them.You are very perceptive. Thanks for making my heart smile. Love-Faith ~I never say anything I don't mean nor do I say anything to be mean.~