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The air seems to sparkle with glimmering, unshed tears from above. The universe observes the world from it's pure position, encompassing the night sky and all beyond. The earth trembles, trying to coax warmth into its deepest reaches and highest peaks.

The rose, her petals coated in a glassy sheen, rejoices even as she shivers in the new coat the late December evening as given her. She glitters, her soft pink skin slowly relenting to the unending freeze that now covers her absolutely. The pale moonlight reflects off her body that now shrivels and surrenders to the beautiful onslaught of rain now frozen upon her breast. Even if such sub-zero wrapping is meant to stop the breath she does not breathe, the sheer, momentary glory of her icy wrap makes her death ever-so worth it; no snowflake would dare call themselves more glorious or gorgeous in their frigid fashions than her.

The silky cerise of her face gradually gives in to the harshness of the elements, rust staining her complexion as the cold crystal takes her over: mind, body and soul. But for one fleeting, solitary point in the vastness of time, her summer splendour is won over by the wonders of winter, and the world envies her spotlight, as the moon, glistening in it's own snowy shrug, watches her fall.
:iconheadmistressmercedes:
This is my entry for :iconwritten-imagination:'s Prose contest, in which we must choose one of 4 given themes and write prose about them without flat-out telling the reader what it's about. We must do this is less then 300 words.

Then theme I chose for my piece is Ice. This piece is about a single, solitary rose who is revelling in the glamour a coat of ice gives her, even though she seems to know that the cold will kill her quickly. She still rejoices knowing that her beauty will be unrivalled if only for a brief glimpse of time.

This piece is not to be confused with my poem Last of the Winter Roses, though I certainly drew inspiration from it ^.^

Word count, for those interested, is 221...OMG 221BBAKERSTFANGIRLEXPLOSION!!!...erm...*ahem*

My work, please don't claim it as yours, and I love to hear what y'all be thinkin'!!
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:iconsiyeh75:
It came, a floweret bright,
amid the cold of winter,
when half spent was the night.

Lovely...

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*HeadmistressMercedes Sep 29, 2012  Hobbyist Writer
Ummmmm I think that you need to publish that lil' poem yourself ^^^...that's really pretty :)
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:iconsiyeh75:
Well, thank you, but those are not my words. They come from a 15th century German Christmas song, "Es ist ein Ros entsprungen." [link] . Your beautiful story reminded me of it.

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*HeadmistressMercedes Sep 29, 2012  Hobbyist Writer
OOOOOH "Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming." I know that one! Ha, should have recognized it. I'm flattered my piece reminds you of it. I kinda actually drew inspiration not only from the poem I wrote a while back, but from this piccy I took about a year ago, here: [link] Taken with my old camera, so the quality is crap, but still.
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~Winged-Wolfie-Chibi Sep 29, 2012  Student Traditional Artist
I really like how you portrayed her as a person and a rose.
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*HeadmistressMercedes Sep 29, 2012  Hobbyist Writer
I though it would give the reader a closeness to the character, if you will, that they wouldn't really feel if she were just an inanimate object.

Thanks sweetie :)
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