Rose
Haiku 108
Rose of palest pink
Fade into the grey background
Quietly exist
.
My husband was given this rose at the shops the other day. Apparently it, and others like it, were deemed not to be fresh enough to belong in the bunches of flowers for sale.
I am enjoying its simplicity and delicate colour.
And it is lasting the longest time!
Pink Rose 1
No need to enhance this photo; Nature does it all.
Pink Rose 2
My daughter’s floribunda rose bush produces the most glorious pink blooms.
Pink Rose 3
Even in mid-winter!
post script: It is winter right now here in Cape Town South Africa.
Old Rose
Faded Beauty
Your skirts are faded
Tattered and torn
Spotted with age
And all forlorn
.
Withered and tired
You hang your head
Maybe you’re thinking
Better off dead
.
My dear don’t you know
Can you not see
How lovely you are
Far more so than we
.
I found this old rose on my floribunda rose bush the other day. There are still new rose buds appearing, but it was this withered rose that caught my eye.
Rose
Haiku 25
To brighten your day
A heart of gold to say
Happy Monday!
Perfect Rose – photo credit DD
The Late Rose
Delicate perfection
Subtly blending shades
Sunlit shadows
Golden heart
Pink frills
Rose
Though the early morning air has a distinct chill to it now, this beautiful rose in full bloom has not finished with summer just yet.
Shelter
“Come in,” she said, “I’ll give ya . . . Shelter from the Storm.”
Shelter 2
A moth (I think) shelters amongst the petals of this sweet smelling rose, as unseasonal heavy rains fall.
The quote this time is from a song. Any ideas who sang it?
I’ll take pity on you, in a few hours – internet permitting – and post the answer.
post script: Spell check is underlining “unseasonal” in red, so I did a quick google check. I am correct in spelling and use: it means unusual or inappropriate for the time of year (especially of weather). The fun thing is in the sentence they give to illustrate its use: “Temperatures rose to an unseasonal 12C”.
Rose?? You mean normally it is much colder than 12C? Where do you live? The Arctic? In Cape Town it is rare we get as low as 12C, and that in mid-winter! To rise to an unseasonal temperature, we’d be talking high 20’s in winter and over 38C in summer!
Answer: The singer is Bob Dylan. Congratulations to Quiall who knew 🙂
Red Flamenco Skirt
See the swish of the red flamenco skirt.
As she Dances
As she dances.
Red Red Rose
As she dances in the breeze!
