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# In Bloom (self-translated from English)
- URL: https://www.hawkword.com/poetry/in-bloom-self-translated-from-english/
- Published: 2022-05-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2022-05-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Description: the bloom is off the rose, the petals wither the thorns, though drying, serve to better prick old age, it surely knows, as birthdays slither life becomes dying, and the skin less thick
- Author: A. Gee
- Tags: Poetry, Allpoetry Import, #Import 2026-04-25 19:56

the bloom is off the rose, the petals wither  
the thorns, though drying, serve to better prick  
old age, it surely knows, as birthdays slither  
life becomes dying, and the skin less thick

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увяла роза, лепестки увяли  
шипы, засохнув колятся больней  
и старость знает, юбилей замяли  
жизнь стала смертью, кожи нет на ней

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**Author notes:** English and Russian image from pinterest