The Roses Of Marmadukes

Marc W. George

On July 6th of 1994, I had the great fortune to dock my yacht, the “AlaskanRogue”, off the Eastport peninsula of the fair city of Annapolis, Maryland. The unofficial, but universal, yacht club of the local sailing scene, Marmadukes’ Pub soon became my home onshore during my subsequent months there.

As with other haunts in my life, I soon began frequenting it daily. At home in the deep wood hues of this sailors bar, with the laughter of its guests and the rousing times, I felt the desire to create an anthology of twelve poems about different roses to accompany my poem, “The Twelve Roses”. Looking about me for the possible subjects of these poems, I was inspired by the essence of Marmadukes’ great success, the amiable female staff of Marmadukes.

So I began then, and I finish now, twelve poems for twelve of the “Roses of Marmadukes” which I grew to know and enjoy. Each woman now has a rose which will last them a lifetime and I have twelve poems which will last forever.

Because of the vastness of their beings and the continuing love of my wife, whom I married at Marmadukes on the Valentine’s Day after I began this anthology, I was so inspired that I wrote two additional poems about roses. As a result, those poems and “The Twelve Roses” will always be included with theirs to create more than a bouquet of love..

Marc W. George

June 22, 1999

The Roses Of Marmadukes

The Ladies

The White Rose	*Kathy*
The Yellow Rose	*Linda*
The Pink Rose	*Chistie*
The Crimson Rose	*Sara*
The Tawny Rose	*Suzanne*
The Rose of Ivory	*Linda*
The Cinnamon Rose	*Nene*
The Tea Rose	*Alice*
The Rose of Fire and Ice	*Cynthia*
The Black Rose	*Judy*
The Rose of Burgundy	*Rachel*
The Rose of Gold	*Jennifer*