Being Rose

by  iambe

                         crystal dewdrop gems adorn

                    crimson petals’ velvet sheen

                    nature’s tears lap delicate

                    as tender bud unfurls . . .

                    throb of scarlet bleeding rose

                    each splash of sanguine need aflow

                    surging with this piercing passion

                    of your thirsty thorns !

                       disrobing sheath enfolding core

                       probing layers shaken free

                       unveiling famished bloom

                          dive our intimate senses flood

                          spill to my lips

                          as drink in ardent kiss