Rose in Winter’s Reign

Rose

The bright scarlet petals

Gliding like silk

Repeating its pattern

Over and over

Without thinking

A coat of water droplets

Jewels in the sunset

As the sun falls to slumber

At the center

The very monarch of the flower

Is shrouded in darkness

Covered in layers and blankets

Hidden by the universe

And it’s prying eyes

The sweetness of honey

The purpose

Guarded

As thorns stand mighty

A self defense

Against the evils of life

Armed with swords and blades

To protect the palace

Bloodshed

Dripping over green barricades

As emerald leaves shield the heart

But in time

The thorn soldiers surrender

The jade fortress collapses

Wilting in defeat

The crimson petals

Shrivel and fade

Passion slipping from the throne

Slowly twirling in the breeze

As the sad wind

Laments the fallen kingdom

The petals lie scattered

Dead in ivory snow

Suffocated and imprisoned

By the cruel grip of the enemy

Shattering and crumbling

As the monarch is exposed

With no defense

No safeguard

No military

Winter takes claim

Of the sovereign crown

Rose freezes

Surrendering

Bowing to the Winter King

Until the death sentence is passed

And the gallows fall

For fate has a frozen heart

Cruel and dead

Watching the downfall

Of Rose Kingdom

With a maniacal grin

Commanding time

To its destination

Out there in the distance plains

Far from the battlefield

And soon

Rose Kingdom is forgotten

As if it never meant anything

In the war of life