[JustAmy]

April 13, 2009

The Rosebud

Fairest flower, lovely rose
Queen of a Summer’s Day :
Velvet petals, crimson hued,
Such beauty takes my breath away.

I pluck the rosebud, grasp it tight,
Then cry aloud in pain.
The thorns are sharp, their bite is keen,
I fling it down again.

Then I muse, such too is life,
Where joy and pain combine:
Sun and shadow, side by side,
As light and dark entwine.

I cannot throw the bud away,
Although it caused me pain.
This time I’ll hold it tenderly
And take it up again.

I’ll cherish my sweet rosebud more
For showing me today:
Life can be harsh or can be sweet
So grasp it while you may.

~ Rose Moss ~

Graphics by Aquamarine

[JustAmy]

Aqua, thank you for today's Opening Poem and Graphics.
They are wonderful.
I love the Potpourri Bowl Welcome Graphic.

Wishing you a Marvelous Monday.

[Kitty Mittens]

Beautiful Post, Amy and Aqua!
Thank you to Everyone for the Wonderful Easter Graphics Yesterday,
And All the Wonderful Pings!

[jaycee]

Lovely opening this morning, ladies. Nice graphics and pretty ‘Rosebud’ poem. Thanks~~~

[MEG33]

Thank you for the lovely opening, Aqua
Thank you, Amy for your pretty graphic and comments to me
about Sunday's thread.
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[Lady Jag]

It's day of pure sun here. It would be hot if it weren't for the wind off the ocean. That cold wind is taking a good 20º off what it could be and is keeping temps around 50º. Feeling downright chilly with the breeze.

Spring is like a perhaps hand

Spring is like a perhaps hand (which comes carefully out of Nowhere)arranging a window,into which people look(while people stare arranging and changing placing carefully there a strange thing and a known thing here)and changing everything carefully spring is like a perhaps Hand in a window (carefully to and fro moving New and Old things,while people stare carefully moving a perhaps fraction of flower here placing an inch of air there)and without breaking anything. ee cummings

[Billie]

How pretty your opening is for yesterday, Aqua! Loved the potpourri in the silver dish, and the beautiful poem & rosebud. (those are both nice vignettes - especially like the way the second one looks, sort of a textured blend - with the antique-looking background)