red roses for my love red roses
for my love
poetry by
edgar holmes
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edgar holmes (c) 2019 Edgar Holmes
red roses for my love CHAPTERS
Chapter One
The Soil
Chapter Two
The Rain
Chapter Three
The Sun
Chapter Four
My Lovely Rose
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edgar holmes dedicated to my wife. as long as i write for you, my pen could never run dry.
red roses for my love
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edgar holmes Chapter One
red roses for my love The Soil
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edgar holmes even
the most beautiful of flowers
beginning as a seed will never
bloom
if it is not planted in loving soil
red roses for my love the problem
with writing
about you
is that
there is nothing
more poetic
in this world
than the wordless way you look at me
in those small,
small, loving moments
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edgar holmes you give
so much love
to everything
and everyone
on this earth
except yourself.
red roses for my love i like to think
there have been many times we have met before and not realized it our fairy tale
is too perfect
not to include
some foreshadowing
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edgar holmes often times
the simplest things in life
and in love
are the most beautiful singing as a choir a harmony of one
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edgar holmes there will always be those in your life who want to convince you that you owe them a piece of yourself despite the fact
that they give
nothing
in return
red roses for my love a cherished smile the sun shines
and there you are
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edgar holmes there have been
many tears
shed
over the years
over past lovers
who never understood your true worth
red roses for my love my darling,
you bring the light with you
wherever you go
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edgar holmes the places that ache with pain will one day be filled with a wondrous joy the places that rain with sadness
will shine again
do not lose hope
do not despair
life waits for you.
red roses for my love
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edgar holmes some people
will always feel entitled to your time
never let someone lay claim
to any part of you that you do not want to share
red roses for my love when i met you
i instantly realized why some men
claim to see angels walking about
the earth
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edgar holmes a song i sing
the simple things my love for you
goes on
in cloudy skies
i realize
the sun
was always you
red roses for my love i begun to count
the scars
as they added up
on my flesh
over the years
it began to seem
like they would never fade away
love was the salve that showed me
there was still
hope
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edgar holmes by the light
of that fire
in your eyes
reflected
love showed me
who
you are.
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edgar holmes i remember the time i found
one of your earrings left at my place
hope struck me
that you
would leave
more and more
of your things
and yourself
here
until eventually
almost by serendipity the life
i imagined with you would slowly
become reality
red roses for my love i have never promised you anything
but honesty
and so i would never hide from you
the truth
or the pain
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edgar holmes nothing makes a man believe in god
quite as quickly
as being blessed
with the woman
of his dreams
red roses for my love sometimes
new life
comes disguised
as death
do not forget
that the winter
must die
for the new life
of spring
to take root
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edgar holmes as you
blow on your coffee taking in the smell i look upon
the mountain peaks all around
and think
i couldn’t have been more lucky.
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edgar holmes the paint
the canvas
the brush
all my art
leads back to you.
red roses for my love as statues of angels come from blocks of granite you saw in me
a redeeming beauty i never even saw
myself.
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edgar holmes excitement
isn’t the only thing that matters, you know.
rollercoasters
are fun, once in a while but i would never want to live on one.
red roses for my love your last man
never listened
when you talked to him about your day at work or the drama
between co-workers i always wanted
to make a point
of showing you i care about even these
smallest of details.
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edgar holmes the waves crash
do you hear them?
or do they fade into a roar as they accumulate?
and so i wonder
in my life
if all i am will be lost to the noise of humanity
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edgar holmes Chapter Two
red roses for my love The Rain
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edgar holmes do not forget
though it is cold and drenches your clothes there would be no beautiful flowers without the rain
red roses for my love have you ever bought a notebook with a beautiful design
and almost didn’t want to write in it
for fear of ruining it?
loving you
was kind of like that.
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edgar holmes the smell of a candle greeting you
as you walk through the door
tonight
will be made
of unforgettable memories
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edgar holmes even the pain
of being
stuck in traffic
is assuaged
by your lovely presence
red roses for my love
i have never seen a girl looking so innocent be so enthralled
with serial killers and catastrophes
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edgar holmes nervous, stuttering unsure
new love
can be like that sometimes
red roses for my love i wish
that i
was a better
singer
so that i
could write you
songs
of love
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edgar holmes it wasn’t just about the sex
there was just something about the way
she laid there
satisfied
when we were done that made my heart melt a little more
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edgar holmes sorrow proceeds
as if it were invited to be there
demanding its due taking the season as its own
red roses for my love eyes closed
..
..
the wind
breezing through my fingers a peace
a simple, simple peace.
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edgar holmes never entertain
the doubts that reach up towards you
from the depths
below
you are worth loving you are beautiful you are worth it.
red roses for my love fuck the odds
against us
fuck the possibility of failure
i need you.
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edgar holmes fuck mozart and beethoven fuck van gogh and rembrant the most beautiful art is your face
on the brink
of satisfaction
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edgar holmes the gentle perfume of the ocean
the world
at peace
with itself
red roses for my love even if you fall
even if the rain
threatens to drown you do not forget
that you
are strong enough to rise above
the waves
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edgar holmes every
story
has
its
middle
every
book
has
a
spine
red roses for my love your
story
is
never
over
even
when
life
is
dark
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edgar holmes there is nothing
quite like
the simple pleasure of enjoying a cocktail on the beach
with the person
you love most
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edgar holmes all
the things
we ever lost
before this time
will one day find their way back to us
red roses for my love think of the effortless way a freshly planted flower not needing to be told grows without a care and so also it is with you
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edgar holmes sometimes
even though i have seen it a million times
i catch a glimpse of that ring
on your finger
and smile involuntarily every day
i grow more grateful that you are mine
red roses for my love true love
never takes you
for granted
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edgar holmes it is only human
to struggle
with letting go
red roses for my love y o u .
[(the world turns to slow motion)
d e s i r e .
(burn my luck, it’s you or nothing)
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edgar holmes though i love
the convenience
of a smartphone picture nothing compares
to the raw moment that comes through in a polaroid
red roses for my love nice
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edgar holmes though you pursue escape
you can never
get away
from the thing
deep within you
that makes you want to escape
red roses for my love the strongest branch is not the one
that holds fast
rigid and unmoving the strongest branch is the one
that flows with the wind flexible, at ease
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edgar holmes i
don’t
need
anything
else
on
this
earth
as
long
as
i
have
you
by
my
side
red roses for my love there is such
an anxiety
between
your
texts
the space
between them is filled with my doubts & insecurities
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edgar holmes the true test of trust in a r e l a t i o n s h i p i s n o t t h e vulnerability of leaving your phone unlocked around them the true test of trust in a relationship is being alone with their unlocked phone and not looking through it.
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edgar holmes existential crisis looms questions
of what it means
to live life
suddenly you
pull me back
from the edge
you make everything real
no matter how
disoriented
i feel
red roses for my love i was never too good at mathematics
i found it confusing and unhelpful
but you did it
so effortlessly
and even though
i once despised it entirely;
even math
reflecting
a piece of you
is beautiful
somehow
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edgar holmes you are loved
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red roses for my love once upon a time
there was a man
who didn’t yet
know himself
but the moment
you entered his life suddenly everything made sense
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edgar holmes Chapter Three
red roses for my love The Sun
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edgar holmes it’s okay
for your dreams
to change
it’s okay
for what you want to change
do not be afraid
of the changes
of life
because that’s
what makes it
life
red roses for my love i never knew
what it was
about seeing you
smoking a joint
off our hotel balcony in hawaii, at night the stars in full view i never knew
exactly what about seeing you do this was so sexy
to me
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edgar holmes reaching around
with my hands
groping
in the dark
not seeing
where i wanted
to go
/> i was lost
you
were the light
that showed me
the way
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edgar holmes you and i
were pulled together irresistibly
and oh so naturally magnetic
the way
we fit together
red roses for my love take your burdens those heavy rocks from your shoulders lay them down
at your feet
for just a moment breathe in
and out
slowly
you deserve
to feel the peace of this moment
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edgar holmes bravery
does not prevent
fear
bravery
emerges from fear speaking out
declaring
you will not be moved
red roses for my love i wish that i
could watch
the dreams you dream in the night
i wish that i
could come along with you and fly among
galaxies and aliens with your innermost spirit
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edgar holmes i love thinking back to those moments
two college kids
not knowing
a goddamn thing
but thinking
we knew
what life
was all about
smoking away the days oh what a ways we have come from then
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edgar holmes just because
your life
includes sad chapters doesn’t mean
it’s a bad one
the lovelies stories are composed of ups and downs of challenges and trials your story
though it may
include sad chapters will have
the happy ending
you always wanted
red roses for my love the simplest days spent inside
with you
watching netflix
and just relaxing the simplest days with you
the simplicity
of us
immeasurably beautiful.
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edgar holmes everything passes eventually
do not forget
that even
the longest night will eventually
give way
to sunlight
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i am obsessed with you.
i didn’t want to say it to freak you out
or scare you
but i must
tell you
the truth
i am obsessed
with you.
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edgar holmes you are a rosebud there is immeasurable beauty waiting
within you
even if you can’t see it just yet.
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edgar holmes life
before you
was dark
and dead
you were the sun