The Yellow House Library Nigeria Free Lending Library
The Yellow House Library poem of the day is “There’s No Rose Without Thorn” by Oletu
‘There’s No Rose Without’
there’s no rose without
thorns, not thorns
but prickles,
keeping away predators
our love, engineered
by nature, for self-defense
& we survived the rocks,
welcoming new neighbours
but we shine alone
warding off intruders
& when we bloom
beautiful colour
aromatic
what we’ve nurtured
becomes inviting symbol of love
against the odds we survived
by our prickles
& we became
the symbol of love
& we became a phrase —
there’s no rose without…
trouble
quarrel
hitches
challenges
or there’s no love without…
Oletu Oghenenyore C. is a poet, content creator, storyteller and an aluminium fabricator based in Creek area of Southern Nigeria. He hails from Ughelli-South LGA of Delta State. His works have appeared in some anthologies and online journals like ArtingArena.
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