The Blind Man And The Scarlet Rose
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There Is Beauty In Small Things
One day when I was walking,
Beside the sun drenched sea,
I saw a man of sixty,
Softly calling me.
He sat within a wheelchair,
With dark glasses on his nose,
And in his hands which trembled,
He held a scarlet rose.
I knew he couldn’t see me,
As saw his eyes were blind,
But the gaze that fell upon me,
Was bold but yet so kind.
He handed me the scarlet rose,
With tears in his eyes,
“l will tell you of this rose”, he said,
“Before this old man dies.
God has blessed me with this rose,
To remind me there is light,
For its scent so sweet and beautiful,
Drifts through lonely nights.
Its petals are the softness,
Our hearts are meant to be,
The stem that holds the flower,
Is the strength that sets us free.
I can feel it’s wholesome beauty,
If I take it in my hands,
As I wish for peace and unity,
For every colour man.
Never walk by sight alone,
But walk by faith instead,
Remember all your lifetime,
The words this man has said.
I’m old and crippled I admit,
But my spirit lives inside,
I will live in honour daily,
Until the day I die."
I held this old man’s hand so firm,
As tears blurred my sight,
For the love that burned inside my heart,
Told me he was right.
Copyright © 2009 D.Murarenko
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nice hub
This was lovely, thanks so much for sharing it.
Very beautiful. Thanks for the poem. I posted the question you asked in the hubbers hangout forum about the IP address. Someone should be answering it soon.
What a truly beautiful poem. Nice job. Next time I see a rose I will think of these words from your poem:
its petals are the softness,
Our hearts are meant to be,
The stem that holds the flower,
Is the strength that sets us free
thankyou to everyone who has left these lovely comments
Lovely poem Blonde. Beautiful and so rich. Now, I don't know, it must be because your on the downside of our globe, but your comment sections are now downside upsy. How did you do that? Good poem so it's fine, leave it alone
C.C Riter haha I dont know how this has happened that they are upside down I am completely stunned here.Yes maybe it is because I am in Australia hah
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What a weirdo!!! Snatch his ip address , that is absolutely ridiculous and do not respond to any e-mails no, no , no!!!!:)
By the way love the article!!!!
Oh AE it is damn freaky could it be a joke I wonder.There is a site you can track IP adresses to their home town where it was sent from I am going there now. Also I will email it that is one sick puppy
This has to be joke lol this frutcake here.I mean who would possibly talk so f..ed up
No, you think that's freaky, you should see his Hubtivity... It's rather amusing in an internet predator kind of way. He'd sent me an email, so I decided to be evil and use a spam email address I have to reply (spam email address = email inbox with one purpose; to hold spam. :D) to the message. Five bucks down says he's either a hacker, a spammer, a pervert, or juse some crazy dude. Who got five dolla? Anyone?
Also, since I'm here, I should tell you I very much enjoyed the poem. It made me smile. And I love the zodiac picture of Aquarius at the bottom; that's my astrological sign. :)
Hey Kika wow thanks for coming by and telling me about this guy. So he is doing this to a lot of girls and he is real.I thought maybe yesterday it was some kind of joke. Go girl. Sending him a spam email hahah.I just love it. God the things some people do for kicks.I did a trace on him and it put him in Italy. Did you hear that you fruit loop.Thanks sooo much for filling me in, if there is anyone else he is doing it too write to me please and tell me
Such a great poem with interesting insights. Keep those hubs coming. I enjoyed reading them.
Thanks so much again jpso138 I can surely say I will never stop.Thanks again.
I love this poem...girl you are one of the best writers i have yet to come across
Ohhh LaNesha you are sooooo kind, I will have a big head all morning now.Thanks so much.x0x
I also want to know more about this IP address and how to go about it???G-Ma :O) Hugs...oh wonderfukl, wondrful poem my dear...very touching and meaningful...:o) Hugs
I think you did this when trying to move your capsules around LOL
Aww thanks G-Ma, do you mean tracking someone's IP address.xox
' Its petals are the softness, Our hearts are meant to be.'! this is such an amazing work my friend! You're a great poet! Very affective choice of words, and so humane! Geatly done! It simply stands out!
oh thankyou so much Uriel. I have appreciated your support and kind words very much.(hugs)
this is simply awesome
Thankyou so much Umna your praise was well received. :)
I love the way this is written. Beautiful...
Thankyou so much jtboswell. :)
WOW,
Knocked me sideways that did. It's simplistic yet so effective. I wish I had your skill.
that was lovely...... my rose too.xxxxx
Thanks so much L Andrew you are too kind :) :)
Aww Brenda you are a beautiful rose too xoxoxoxxo
YOU HAVE THE GIFT...AND YOU SHARE!!!!! The imagery is beautiful, the words are inspiring, the meaning is profound. Thanks
Thank-you yet again Paris for visiting so many of my hubs I am so happy you like them :) :) Have a great day!!!
Inspiring...
Thank-you so much loua :)
beautiful beautiful hub!
Thank-you so much 4ever Mo :)
I wonder about posting the comment of a nut. Are you giving him the attention he does not deserve? Or, can it be a warning to us all. Anyway, we should not email any of the kooks, or even people who are 'strangers.' Lovely poem.
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