The Rose

Writing Like a Rose: with Beauty, Thorns, Addiction, Dedication & inspiration

The world swarms

before mine eye

lefthandely connecting

The Muses;

understanding.

So that when thoughts

chanced strike my head,

in numerous succession

like soldier by soldier in battle

falling

falling

dead

I will cumulatively collect them

and stretcher them away

put them in a heap

in a blunt unmarked grave.

And,

Strangely,

Commonly,

Soldiers keep daily dying

in my world enough

that I can’t hold back

penning them up

So

Somehow

Always

I will kill past the sky

CURSES!!

this hand keeps flying!!

There’s no secret as to why.

Copyright of Jessica Anne McLean, 2008, all rights reserved. File Sharing is Encouraged.

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I’m Jessica

Welcome to The Rose! This is my literary corner of the internet, dedicated to all things creative writing. Here is where I keep a collection of my work. This includes everything from poems to short stories to writing tips, aka my collection of AD-Libs. I hope you enjoy what I have written here and are able to relate to my work. But ultimately, I hope this site inspires you to love writing as much as I do!

Writing Like a Rose: With Beauty, Thorns, Addiction, Dedication, and Inspiration.
Please see the “About” pages for more information!!

Feel free to leave comments if you like or dislike something.

Criticism is welcomed!!

Warning: Poem formats may vary; they include, free verse, etheree, sonnets, and others.

Most Recently Published:  “Memories of Snowfall”, a villanelle and “Bike for sale”, a villanelle

Important: Due to the story’s sensitive nature, the sestina, “Coming to America”, is password protected. If you would like the password, please email me at magnoliamclean@comcast.net.

AD-Lib is here! You can view previous AD-Libs under the “AD-Libs” tab to get some great tips on your writing and find out what is going through my head as I write. You can also view old Ad-Libs by year under the “Archived Entries” tab.

And, Coming Soon: (you’ll be surprised ;) )

Finally, please read IMPORTANT copyright information before proceeding; however, I do encourage the file sharing of my work.

Again, welcome! And, enjoy your time at “The Rose”!!

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