"Moonlight on Roses" by Katherine Pope

Oh, this is good. I can't really figure out how to describe it, but bravo! I'm your left-hand neighbor, BTW. *Waves* Hi neighbor!!

Alright *revs up*
What year is it? England was hardly "dark" when the full hedge maze was in it's full popularity. In fact, it wasent until the tutor (tudor?)peorid that we saw mazes that you couldent see over the walls of. (that is, roughly 1450 i think, don't quote me though). As i'm sure you know, roses are not the traditional plant to form the walls of a maze, mostly because of their great cost and difficulty in upkeeping. However, seeing as it's fantasy, we'll overlooks it ^_^.
Also, i failed to see why the guards would be wandering through the maze.....unless that was more of an effect of a scared girls mind in the middle of the night all alone in a foreign estate. Now, I did like the use of the maze it's self, because as i'm sure you know, the hedge maze was one of two developments based on the turf mazes of the dark ages. From turf mazes we developed the labryth and the maze. Labyrths can be found on a huge number of historic churchs across europe. With only one path, these many winding shapes(usaly circles, occasionly squares or vendiagram style three circle aragements) were used by those lacking in resorces to represent pilgimriages to far off lands in pentence for their sins. The hedge maze, on the other hand, was a folk game which was intigrated into the courtship rituals which were so popular in that peorid. But, sense i'm _sure_ you researched it before you wrote about one, you know all of that *winks*
In anycase, i liked it, however i was not roped into the story, because i didn't have a reason to care about the main character.'Dark' is such an open-ended term. You'll note I did not say 'the dark ages'... just dark. Setting mood. *spooky music* Somewhere in dark England, she waits. *wolf howls in distance as a chill wind whistles through the trees*--- that kind of dark. Yes, I am somewhat familiar with the use of mazes, their popularity with courting rituals (which you could almost say this story was about) and also their use in the church. I love cathedrals and have done a fair bit of research on them, i even have pictures of a few good labyrinths. But this wasn't a historical piece, else I would have mentioned these things ;-)As for not caring about the main character... Um... too bad? I guess If the well-being of a young english girl anxiously awaiting her secret lover doesn't really grab you-- I can't force it to, ya know?

Um, charlie, do you mean tudor? cause i don't think the tutor period was big in england. yep, I caught that too o_-

I LIKE IT ^_^ its so exquisite. *loves saying big/alien words* I say. U must make them Utsukushi *beautiful* to convery the emotions. So keep on it. ^_^I shall do my best, thank you

Oh yeah, and Charley, roses are incredibly easy to grow and maintain. I have a backyard full of them (15 to be exact, 7 shrubs and 8 climbers, and we add more every spring), and I'm the only one who maintains them. It's easy.

I gotta agree with Charley about not being roped in...but then again it's hard to pay attention when you've had 5 shots of espresso. I'll read it again when i'm sober and have more ability to comment. Charley, please, learn to spell.

It's okay...good job on making a train of thought, if that's what you were going for, i could be wrong i don't know oh well. And i like the repition of 'moonlight on roses, silver on red' I like repetition i like repetition.
's why i love techno so much...repetition of heavy bass.

yeah, i'm gonna shut up now.
Nice story though.Thanks. I guess this is the kind of story you either get sucked into or you don't. I'm okay with either opinion 5 shots of expresso?? It's a wonder you're able to sit still long enough to type a comment

*shivers* I really enjoyed this'n. *goes into teacher mode* The use of short words and pauses adds to the setting, wonderfully. *shakes her head, and returns out of teacher mode.* It's wonderful! I really do love how you mixed in feelings, and her emotions to the setting. Well doneThank you. I thought it read pretty well, myself I like using train of thought for poems, short phrases and the like. Storys I tend to be overly verbose, so in a way this is a pretty unique piece for me in that it's a 'train of thought' type story.

I like it better this time i read it. Maybe it's the 6 shots of espresso in me. ^_^;; :haking::
yeah......i like it. But i like Wyn & Shade better.

Hey that was awesome!!!!!
Your writing is beautiful. My heart was kind of pounding as i was reading.........That never happens.

Mmm, that was delicious. Sent chills down my back. I liked the poetry embedded in there; brought nice images to my mind. Good job!