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A Rose is a Rose
May 21, 2019
What makes a rose a rose
Is it the sweet, fragrant smell?
Or how in vines it can grow
Some say that is why, and that is good and well
However, others will say it is the title
Though what rose does need a name
As one can see simply that it is not idle
And without words is still a rose, plain
Some will say it is the red color and green stem
Though can they not come in varying hues?
Will you any flower condemn
To live as a rose because of how it is viewed?
I say a rose is a rose from its graceful petals
With no matter as to if they are in fine fettle
© Brandon S., LaFollette, TN
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I wanted to write about roses, as they are such a popular muse/inspiration in many pieces of poetry and writing, and are commonly used in literature, but this poem was mainly inspired by a line from one of Shakespeare’s plays, Romeo and Juliet, that says “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet”, so I thought about what I thought makes a rose a rose.