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Friday, April 24, 2015

~The Rose~


The lily has a smooth stalk,
  Will never hurt your hand;



 But the rose upon her brier

  Is lady of the land.



There's sweetness in an apple tree,
  And profit in the corn;


But lady of all beauty
  Is a rose upon a thorn.


When with moss and honey
  She tips her bending brier,


And half unfolds her glowing heart,
  She sets the world on fire.
~
 Christina Rosetti 
(1830-1894)



Have a beautiful weekend!

 :)

xo
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27 comments:

  1. StaceyApril 24, 2015 at 12:57 PM

    Very pretty! Celebrate and dance. :)

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  2. CarleeApril 24, 2015 at 1:01 PM

    What a beautiful rose. Have a great weekend!

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  3. AnonymousApril 24, 2015 at 1:04 PM

    Hi Rue! Yes, the rose is beautiful! I'm admiring your pretty milk glass too. You have a great weekend too.
    Be a sweetie,
    Shelia;)

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  4. Kim April 24, 2015 at 2:06 PM

    Happy birthday to honey! Have fun!

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  5. BeverlyApril 24, 2015 at 3:00 PM

    Ah, you know how I love roses. Have a great celebration.

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  6. Celestina MarieApril 24, 2015 at 3:12 PM

    Beautiful and Happy Birthday to your honey.
    Have a nice weekend!
    CM

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  7. MarthaApril 24, 2015 at 3:15 PM

    Beautiful rose. Have a nice weekend!

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  8. lucyApril 24, 2015 at 3:17 PM

    Lovely rose. Happy birthday to honey ;) Enjoy!

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    1. RueMay 20, 2015 at 9:53 PM

      Thank you so much, Lucy!! Love your name, by the way :)

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  9. KimApril 24, 2015 at 4:26 PM

    Happy birthday to your guy! Hope you have a lovely time, Rue!

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  10. MelanieApril 24, 2015 at 5:18 PM

    That rose is exquisite! Happy birthday to your honey. Hope you have a wonderful celebration!

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  11. Rattlebridge FarmApril 24, 2015 at 5:28 PM

    Pretty rose! Happy birthday to your honey.

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  12. UnknownApril 24, 2015 at 6:06 PM

    A beautiful rose poem. Get fancy up and footloose for your honey! Kathleen in Az

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  13. Brenda PruittApril 24, 2015 at 6:34 PM

    Beautiful! My one container rose is about to bloom!
    Brenda

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  14. DewenaApril 24, 2015 at 7:53 PM

    One rose in a vase commands the attention! Lovely lines of poetry, nice to have the opportunity to read them, Rue.

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  15. Penny from Enjoying The Simple ThingsApril 25, 2015 at 6:57 AM

    What a lovely poem and pretty pictures Rue.

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  16. Linda @ A La CarteApril 25, 2015 at 7:47 AM

    Beautiful! I love that poem. My new granddaughter is named Rosemary and we are all about Roses now.
    hugs,
    Linda

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  17. Elizabeth MaxsonApril 25, 2015 at 8:35 AM

    Such a nice post - thank you for sharing!

    Big hug
    Elizabeth

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  18. Tessa~ Here there be musingApril 25, 2015 at 9:25 AM

    Happy Birthday to your Honey!!!

    So lovely photos... And poem...

    Wow! One by Christina Rosetti, which is not all doom and gloom. ,-))))

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  19. JenApril 25, 2015 at 11:21 AM

    Nice poem and beautiful rose. Hope you had fun celebrating your honeys' birthday It was my daughter's birthday on Tuesday. Birthdays always make me nostalgic...
    Have a great weekend
    Jeannette

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    1. RueMay 20, 2015 at 9:54 PM

      I'm sorry I'm late, Jeannette, but Happy Birthday to her!

      xo

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  20. Red Rose AlleyApril 25, 2015 at 6:34 PM

    Ru, I have tears in my eyes after reading this poem because I can't tell you how much the rose means to me. What lovely pictures these are, and would you mind if I borrowed this sweet poem sometime and put it on my blog? Thank you for these pretty pictures of the peach rose and the beautiful poem. :~) Happy Birthday to your husband, Ru.

    ~Sheri

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  21. Lowcarb team memberApril 26, 2015 at 2:34 AM

    Oh Rue - What a lovely poem by Christina Rosetti ... and your pictures are lovely too.

    Happy Birthday to your 'honey'

    All the best Jan

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  22. BenitaApril 26, 2015 at 7:22 PM

    Beautiful poem - beautiful flower! Hope you had a good time and didn't do anything I wouldn't do! ;-) Hugs!!

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  23. TinaTxApril 30, 2015 at 4:56 AM

    What a lovely rose and poem.
    Hope your honey had a wonder birthday.

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  24. Jillian's Bella Rosa AntiquesMay 9, 2015 at 7:43 PM

    Love it! Recently I had selected a poem for my little Bebe to memorize and recite in front of her class .... and who was it by? None other than Christina Georgina Rosetti! One she wrote called "The Butterfly."

    Neat!

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