Beautiful, and ever so slightly eery. I love it! :)

Wow, this poem must have taked a lot of thought. I love the rhyme scheme and the rhythm (7,6,8,6 - right?) adds a lot of structure to the poem and helps it flow really well.
I also like the repetition of 'Why so silent?' at the beginning of each stanza - put together with your use of imagery it really brings forward the image of a silent grave...
Anyway, I just thought I'd let you know that I really really love this poem =D
-Amy

Very beautiful and it's not often that I see such an awesome rhyme scheme on this site! Well done!

I too enjoyed the "Why so silent" on each line. It really emphasized the the feeling of the poem. I expected the poem to be different judging from it's title and was pleasantly surprised. I really liked it.

I really love this poem. It takes an irregular rhyme scheme and spins a lovely (if entrapping) web of creativity. I love the repitition of the "why so silent,-" line in every stanza. It's an excellent way to emphasize a feeling. ^^

True the subject matter is dark, terrible (as in evil), and some may say even morbid... I identify more with the sadness honestly. My grandparents passed away some years ago, and I still remember when my grandpa would pick me up from school back in Kindergarten. :/

I don't suppose it would've been too much trouble for the man to mourn for his wife, would it? Meh... we humans respond more readily to emotional women anyway. :x

Excellent piece; definitely a new favorite. :]

beautiful imagery but the ending really topped it off for me
great job - added to my favorites

I am very impressed with this poem and your style of writing. The repetition of the first line ("Why so silent,") really brought the stanzas together. I am also glad to see that there is another writer out there who still sticks to rhyming poetry. It seems like most of the poems here on FP are freestyle, so I am always delighted when I stumble across another rhyming poet. Great job!

Again awsome writing. Liked how you stuck to the format with the question. Very nice picture painted too.

Love this poem. I like the view you took. I had an idea of what the poem would be about from the title, and it ended up bieng totally different from my idea, but fit the title so well. I loved it. I'd be honored if you could critique a few of mine.

Waah! Again, so tragic, and excellent! keep up the good work!

This poem gives me the chills ^.^ Very good!! And I have updated, thanks for the review, the first chapter is more of a prologue, it's supposed to make you want to continue reading!! Thank you for reading!!

Poetry you have a talent for too, it would seem.

I wonder if maybe sometime you could adapt a bit of poetry into your stories too? Maybe someone singing a song, someone chanting in fear or something like this!?

I liked how this poems had the original trademarks of poetry with the rhyming, but how it was not the 'common' lines that rhymed, but it was nr. 1+4 and 2+3. This was good.

Maybe the first paragraph could be, to make the rhyme clearer:

"Why so silent, sweet red rose?Why do your petals fade?On your leaves, ice heavily weigh,and lost in winter's snows."

Just i little change in the third line and just an arrogant suggestion. :-)

KH

KHL

A beautiful and moving poem, which I have enjoyed reading very much. The diction, the choice of words, the imagery. All are of a wonderful quality I have been missing lately. So, well done and please continue writing!

At first I thought this was going to be about another eerie churchyard, and almost didn't open it...but I my assumptions were incorrect, and pleasantly so. Your questioning method of poetry moved me to dramatic sadness. Keep it up.

Peace, scribblemuse.

Classy. Very picturesque. It'd make a great painting. Or something.