Our Two Roses
written by: Christina Ciufo
@ChristinaCiufo
Our two roses, our courtship,
become interwoven
in their evergreen stems,
besides the black iron gate,
and two yellow butterflies fluttering
and swallowing their succulent nectar.
An evocative fragrance emanates
from their centers, their petals,
and into the air, enticing naïve hearts
under their enchantment.
Scarlet petals, elegant and silk
like our lips. When their petals osculate,
they become submerged in morning dew
and sunlight. They still remained elegant
and alluring when we were naïve.
Our two roses my darling, still remain since Valentine’s Day.
Christina Ciufo is a passionate writer in poetry, short stories, flash fictions, fables, and completing her first novel. At a very young age, she always had a passion for writing stories and poems, specifically in fairytales, folklore, supernatural, and horror. After graduating Sacred Heart University with a BA in English, she continued to expand her writing abilities at Manhattanville College’s MFA Creative Writing Program and by May 2017, graduated with an MFA degree in Creative Writing. She completed Sacred Heart University's Education Program in December 2018 with a MAT in Teaching in both elementary and secondary. She has numerously appeared in literary magazines including Spillwords, Ovunque Siamo, Nymphs, Truly Review, Mookychick, Moonchild Magazine, Crêpe & Penn, Cauldron Anthology, dream walking, Selcouth Station Magazine,The Wild Literary Magazine, Speculate This Magazine, Poetically Magazine, Analogies & Allegories Literary Magazine, The Clay Literary Magazine, Re-Side, Dwelling Literary Magazine, and Coven Magazine.
Latest posts by Christina Ciufo (see all)
- His Christmas Tale - December 26, 2023
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