her beauty flourished watching her grow br but time has taken it’s toll br dead silence grows for the bleeding rose br yet a piece of her is left in my soul br br a symbol of love that I should know br bleeding rose is just a blur br for the bleeding rose, dead silence grows br left in my soul is a piece of her br br symbol of love where petals aglow br so time has passed as a blink br dead silence grows for the bleeding rose br gone is the rose as it makes me think br br the sight of the rose breeds thoughts of you br knowing your soul is now dead br for the bleeding rose, dead silence grows br now you're gone as the rose was once red br br br br Author notes: br br ZaniLa Rhyme br The ZaniLa Rhyme, a form created by Laura Lamarca, consists 4 lines per stanza. The rhyme scheme for this form is abcb and a syllable count of 9799 per stanza. Line 3 contains internal rhyme and is repeated in each odd numbered stanza. Even stanzas contain the same line but swapped. The ZaniLa Rhyme has a minimum of 3 stanzas and no maximum poem length.