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RedRose
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Today a friend recommonded me a love poem, due to my lack of knowledge of poems, I couldn't totally get this poem. would you please interpret this poem for me? thanks in advance. Here is the poem.
A White Rose
The red rose whispers of passion,
And the white rose breathes of love;
O, the red rose is a falcon,
And the white rose is a dove.
But I send you a cream-white rosebud
With a flush on its petal tips;
For the love that is purest and sweetest
Has a kiss of desire on the lips.
ok, what the hell dose the poem mean??
My explanation is: the white rose is a woman, and the red rose is a man. in order to kiss the white rose, the red rose has to call her "dove". finally, the red rose and the white red kiss each other on their lips.
I know maybe my explanation dosen't make sense. that's why I am asking you guys for help. |
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asterix
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| Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2006 5:41 am Post subject: |
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He's (or she's) saying that his love is pure and passionate.
I guess you've charmed another bird out of the trees! |
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ClarissaMach
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| Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2006 6:08 am Post subject: |
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The idea is very simple to me: even the purest of love needs (and has) a little bit of passion.
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ad-miral
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| Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2006 6:39 am Post subject: |
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How many of such "friends" do you have? However if you have too many your husband may catch you easier
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RedRose
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| Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2006 6:56 am Post subject: |
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thanks guys for your decent interpretations. you guys are all poetical. before reading you guys' explanations, I thought this poem was all about kiss and lips.
Sigh!! I have even written some poems in the past!! and with such awful skills of poems, you can see what a terrible poem I was!
I am gonna give up my dream of becoming a poet, since I am so bad at poem-writing and reading. |
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lotus
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Hi RedRose,
I don't usually roam outside of the help forums. But, I stumbled on your thread with this poem in it. This person certainly thought about what he wrote and must be very fond of you. I used to write poems. But I don't have time to write them anymore. It's not an easy task, and one can tell when there's a voice of sincerity in it, as this one seems to have.
Here's my interpretation:
The poem is full of metaphors. Red Rose is you who whispers of passion. You are demure with a small flame inside you yet to be shown or expressed. White rose is what he seeks or aspires the relationship to be. It is a pure love, like a dove. Red rose is a falcon flying free and elusive. He sends you a white rosebud (budding love) whose petal tips are flushed with red (Red Rose). The petal tips are the red lips which hints the kiss of desire for a love that is pure and sweet.
This person writes well and seems to like you very much.
--lotus
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RedRose
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| Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 9:14 pm Post subject: |
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Dear lotus, thanks for your interpretation, it's very brilliant of you.
However, I must admit I have a fine laugh when I read your post. 
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This person certainly thought about what he wrote and must be very fond of you. The poem is full of metaphors. Red Rose is you who whispers of passion. You are demure with a small flame inside you yet to be shown or expressed. White rose is what he seeks or aspires the relationship to be. It is a pure love, like a dove. Red rose is a falcon flying free and elusive. He sends you a white rosebud (budding love) whose petal tips are flushed with red (Red Rose). The petal tips are the red lips which hints the kiss of desire for a love that is pure and sweet.
This person writes well and seems to like you very much.
--lotus |
look at those boldfaced words. you definitely thought this poem was for me, didn't you? 
oh, I wish it was for me!! the Red rose in the poem isn't me. I even don't know the writer of the poem. a few weeks ago, I roamed on a website of poems, I found this poem very emotional and complicated, but I liked it, so I copied it and pasted it on the board to ask friends for help.
lotus, I have noticed you are very excellent at English literature, so lemme guess what you majored in in your college years: English literature! right?
thanks again lotus for your great interpretation. it's a great joy to read your posts. |
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lotus
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| Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 9:44 pm Post subject: |
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Hi RedRose,
A quick search shows the poem to be written by Irish-American poet John Boyle O'Reilly (1844-1890). It seems appropriate for you since you are Red Rose.
He's comparing the passion of a red rose with the purity of a white rose. And he seeks a love that is pure and sweet, with a touch of passion.
--lotus
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ad-miral
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| Sigh!! I have even written some poems in the past!! and with such awful skills of poems, you can see what a terrible poem I was! |
For example the one called "toilet"
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RedRose
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| Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 10:19 am Post subject: |
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| Sigh!! I have even written some poems in the past!! and with such awful skills of poems, you can see what a terrible poem I was! |
For example the one called "toilet" |
and "if I were a guy"  |
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eda
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| Posted: Sat Nov 18, 2006 12:12 pm Post subject: |
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oh i once wanted a guy's gloves......goddamnit
BTW i really missed your poems RR i am sure you will write better ones than this
eda
(last year's best poet on Dave's  )
greetss
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ad-miral
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wow soo nice you came back!
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eda
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thanks dear
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RedRose
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| Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2006 12:26 pm Post subject: |
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wow, eda, you are back! how exciting it is!
Where have you been?
and yes, I will keep on writing poems |
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