SUB ROSA 🥀

Under the rose,

Moon Rose art print by Julian Russell

The faint moonlight leaks,

Under the rose,

A hazy dream speaks,

Under the rose,

An enchantment echoes,

Under the rose,

Fall Cupid’s arrows.

Under the rose,

The moonlight beckons,

Under the rose,

The girl arrives in seconds,

Under the rose,

A wild thing grows,

Under the rose,

A wild girl goes,

Under the rose,

A rosy dream mutters,

Under the rose,

A feeling flutters,

Under the rose,

The moon stoops down,

Under the rose,

In the moon’s kiss, the girl drowns.

Under the rose,

Tones of tenderness resound,

Under the rose,

The moon and the girl can be found,

Under the rose,

Every moon-graced night,

Under the rose,

A dreamy delight.

(Emma Dimitrova, 13 years old, 26/03/2022)