A flowerbed of roses in the shade.
My Writing

“Roses in the redness”

Rachel Sandell

Roses in the redness—

Peonies in the pink—

Seedlings in the green stem—

Darkness in the blink—

White in the sky blue—

Brown within the dirt—

Peace within the twister—

Stillness in the hurt—

Whorls on the fingertips—

Plank within the eye—

Hate is hiding in the hug—

And love in the goodbye.

~

Photo by Nikita Tikhomirov on Unsplash

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Published by Rachel Sandell

Rachel Sandell is a writer and editor from Washington State, where rainy days necessitate long books, hot chocolate, and plenty of magic. Though she specializes in speculative fiction and harbors a love for the dark and enchanting, she also dabbles in poetry and is the archive project coordinator for Fireweed: Poetry of Oregon. She is an MFA graduate from the Rainier Writing Workshop, and her short stories have appeared in SORTES magazine, Night Picnic Press, and Leading Edge magazine.