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ROSES

A Shakespearian Reworking

By Ken DonnerPublished about a year ago 1 min read

A Shakespearean rewriting:

Roses are red

Violets are blue,

Sugar is sweet

And so are you.

Those fragrant blossoms red that are the same though they may go by any other name,

E’en indeed those enchanting violets blue, yea verily, I include them too,

That dextrous sugar, of questionable fame, which can hide poison in evil’s game,

Forsooth, anon, this much is true, none of these things compares to you.

love poems

About the Creator

Ken Donner

Been writing since I was 9 years old or so.

Can't help myself.

It's how I'm wired.

A multitude of verse.

"I may never learn to fly, but keep the sky above me open, just in case."

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