Love Story: Red Roses
Red roses were her favorites, her name was also Rose.
And every year her husband sent them, tied with pretty bows.
The year he died, the roses were delivered to her door.
The card said, "Be my Valentine," like all the years before.
Each year he sent her roses, and the note would always say,
"I love you even more this year, than last year on this day."
"My love for you will always grow, with every passing year."
She knew this was the last time that the roses would appear.
She thought, he ordered roses in advance before this day.
Her loving husband did not know, that he would pass away.
He always liked to do things early, way before the time.
Then, if he got too busy, everything would work out fine.
She trimmed the stems, and placed them in a very special vase.
Then, sat the vase beside the portrait of his smiling face.
She would sit for hours, in her husband's favorite chair.
While staring at his picture, and the roses sitting there.
A year went by, and it was hard to live without her mate.
With loneliness and solitude, that had become her fate.
Then, the very hour, as on Valentines before,
The doorbell rang, and there were roses, sitting by her door.
She brought the roses in, and then just looked at them in shock.
Then, went to get the telephone, to call the florist shop.
The owner answered, and she asked him, if he would explain,
Why would someone do this to her, causing her such pain?
"I know your husband passed away, more than a year ago,"
The owner said, "I knew you'd call, and you would want to know."
"The flowers you received today, were paid for in advance."
"Your husband always planned ahead, he left nothing to chance."
"There is a standing order, that I have on file down here,
And he has paid, well in advance, you'll get them every year.
There also is another thing, that I think you should know,
He wrote a special little card...he did this years ago."
"Then, should ever, I find out that he's no longer here,
That's the card...that should be sent, to you the following year."
She thanked him and hung up the phone, her tears now flowing hard.
Her fingers shaking, as she slowly reached to get the card.
Inside the card, she saw that he had written her a note.
Then, as she stared in total silence, this is what he wrote...
"Hello my love, I know it's been a year since I've been gone,
I hope it hasn't been too hard for you to overcome."
"I know it must be lonely, and the pain is very real.
For if it was the other way, I know how I would feel.
The love we shared made everything so beautiful in life.
I loved you more than words can say, you were the perfect wife."
"You were my friend and lover, you fulfilled my every need.
I know it's only been a year, but please try not to grieve.
I want you to be happy, even when you shed your tears.
That is why the roses will be sent to you for years."
"When you get these roses, think of all the happiness,
That we had together, and how both of us were blessed.
I have always loved you and I know I always will.
But, my love, you must go on, you have some living still."
"Please...try to find happiness, while living out your days.
I know it is not easy, but I hope you find some ways.
The roses will come every year, and they will only stop,
When your door's not answered, when the florist stops toknock."
"He will come five times that day, in case you have gone out.
But after his last visit, he will know without a doubt,
To take the roses to the place, where I've instructed him,
And place the roses where we are, together once again."
Roses for the longest time have enjoyed the honor of being the most popular flowers in the world. The reason for popularity of the rose flower may be its wide variety in terms of color, size, fragrance and other attributes.
Kingdom- Plantae
- Division
- Magnoliophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Rosales
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Subfamily
- Rosoideae
- Genus
- Rosa
The rose has been a symbol of love, beauty, even war and politics from way back in time. The variety, color and even number of Roses carry symbolicmeanings. The Rose is most popularly known as the flower of love, particularly Red Rose.
Roses have been the most popular choice of flowers for the purpose of gifting across the world. They also act as a great addition to home and office decor. A bunch of roses or even a single rose works wonders aesthetically and considerably enlivens a place. Besides fresh cut roses, artificial flowers like silk roses in different colors are also widely used as decoration.
Some Interesting Facts About Roses
- The birthplace of the cultivated Rose was probably Northern Persia, on the Caspian, or Faristan on the Gulf of Persia.
- Historically, the oldest Rose fossils have been found in Colorado, dating back to more than 35 million years ago.
- Roses were considered the most sacred flowers in ancient Egypt and were used as offerings for the Goddess Isis. Roses have also been found in Egyptian tombs, where they were formed into funeral wreaths.
- Confucius, 551 BC to 479 BC, reported that the Imperial Chinese library had many books on Roses.
- Ancient Sumerians of Mesopotamia (in the Tigris-Euphrates River Valley) mentioned Roses in a cuneiform tablet (a system of writing) written in approximately 2860 BC.
- The English were already cultivating and hybridizing Roses in the 15th Century when the English War of Roses took place. The winner of the war, Tudor Henry VII, created the Rose of England (Tudor Rose) by crossbreeding other Roses.
- While no Black Rose yet exists, there are some of such a deep Red color as to suggest Black.
- Roses are universal and grown across the world.
- The Netherlands is the world's leading exporter of Roses.
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Friday, July 29, 2011
Wedding Flowers
Wedding Flowers play an integral part in any wedding, used for both decoration and for tradition. Wedding Flowers - Wedding Ceremony Flowers and Wedding Reception Flowers - set the mood and tone for the day.
Flowers used in a wedding can range form natural Cut Flowers, artificial flowers like porcelain bridal flowers, to handmade flowers with Swarovski crystals, and silk flowers.
Wedding Flowers can also be made into keepsakes that live a lifetime.
Traditional Wedding Flowers
In early Roman Weddings, Brides carried herbs under their veils to ensure fertility and fidelity and ward off evil spirits. In Weddings in ancient Greece, Ivy was used to represent enduring love.
Different customs have apoted different conventions in the use of flowers in weddings. Jazz musicians lead a procession to the reception from the church in Louisiana, followed by the bridesmaids twirling umbrellas decorated with flowers. In England, the bride and the wedding party walked to the church together.
A young girl lead the procession scattering blossoms along the road so the Brides path through life would always be happy and filled with flowers.
A symbol of spring and renewed life, Peonies come in many colors and varieties, used as Centerpieces as well as Pew and Chair Decorations.
Luxuriant, long-petalled Orchids are exotic and fragrant, and an excellent choice for Wedding Bouquets as well as corsages for the bridal couple's mothers.
Lotus represents four virtues in the Buddhist religion as well as being the cornerstone of Asian flower culture.
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Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Love Story: Red Roses
Red roses were her favorites, her name was also Rose.
And every year her husband sent them, tied with pretty bows.
The year he died, the roses were delivered to her door.
The card said, "Be my Valentine," like all the years before.
Each year he sent her roses, and the note would always say,
"I love you even more this year, than last year on this day."
"My love for you will always grow, with every passing year."
She knew this was the last time that the roses would appear.
She thought, he ordered roses in advance before this day.
Her loving husband did not know, that he would pass away.
He always liked to do things early, way before the time.
Then, if he got too busy, everything would work out fine.
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Tuesday, September 28, 2010
I Am in Love With My Best Friend
Are you in love with your best friend, your very best friend of an opposite sex?
Well, there have been postings from friends in our forum telling us that they found themselves falling in love with their best friend but were afraid to reveal their feeling for him or her, fearing that it might just ruin the whole friendship. And that some were nevertheless feeling lost wondering whether is it alright of them to be reacting so.
Now, to be falling in love with your best friend whom is of the opposite sex is perfectly alright. There is definitely nothing wrong with that. You, falling in love with someone of an opposite sex; what wrong can there be? It is not that you are falling in love with your best friend whom is of the same sex?
In fact, to put things in a nicer and more encouraging way, I would say that this could just be an establishment of a healthy love relationship.
Well, how would you define a healthy love relationship? One, which both understand each other well; sharing a lot in common and nevertheless always enjoying that companionship of one another? Yup, these are without doubts few of the very key criteria to a healthy and successful love relationship.
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What Do Girls Really Want on Valentines’ Day?
Hmmm… what do girls really want on Valentines’ Day?
This has always been a headache for the guys, having to crack their brain just each and every year to come up with some creative gift ideas… And to be coming up with just more and new ideas is definitely not easy.
Running out of ideas?
Ha, what to do? Girls are afterall just always more emotional when compared to guys. Valentines’ Day to them is certainly a day of great significant. And well, though Valentines’ Day is supposed to be a day meant for the both, the limelight would just be on them somehow, isn’t it? They just somehow seem to be the main lead on that very day.
So guys, I guess we just have to give it to them and since there isn’t much of a choice, why not we just make them happy? Well, when she is happy, happy will you just be too, isn’t it?
Afterall, they are not really playing hard to please. Just as like a kid whom will always be excited by the thought of receiving their birthday present, I guess they probably feel the same way too; just wanting to be showered and pampered by your entirety love on this very special day. They do behave like little kids at times, don’t they?
Hmmm… so what would a good gift just be?
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Saying I Love You
The all times special three-letters word, “I Love You” is what we would always be hearing when we talk about love. It is the words that one would use to express their feeling of affection for their very loved ones.
But still, why is it that at times one simply just refuses to say it to their love?
There have indeed been a lot of postings from friends in our forum having such experience. Despite of them saying it to their partner, they just never got it back from their love. It is for sure disappointing and at times just hurting, isn’t it?
Are you one of them? One who is still waiting to be hearing that special words from your love or perhaps one who has yet to say it to your love?
Now, why wouldn’t one say it? Why would one be reluctant in saying it to their love, saying an I love you to them?
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How Do You Work With Someone You've Fallen In Love With?
Have you ever been in the situation where you fell in love with a colleague of yours?
Oh, this certainly sounds very common. Maybe I should rephrase the question a bit. Ok, have you been in the situation where you actually like that very colleague of yours but find it hard to make that step in expressing your feeling of love for him or her, having that fear of what if you were rejected? Fearing of how to be just facing and working with each other if so.
Many have actually faced such problem, lost for what to do. And this is especially so, when he or she actually likes the job a lot, not wanting to risk creating a bad atmosphere at work. And for this reason, chosen to just run away, hiding away his or hers very feelings.
But very often they can never just lie to themselves, finding themselves falling just only deeper and deeper for that someone each day at work. Not wanting to create a bad atmosphere at work but in the end still not able to avoid it, finding oneself struggling within; losing all his or her drive and passion in work.
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Is It Love or Is It Lust?
Ever have the thought that you could be dangerously in love? Falling into the danger of having confusion and
misunderstanding between love and lust, unable to handle your emotions well enough?
Now, what is the difference between love and lust? Well, I should believe that it is something worth our thoughts and understanding.
If you were to look through a dictionary, you should find something like this:
LOVE:
• To have strong feelings of affection for another adult and be romantically and sexually attracted to them
• Warm attachment, enthusiasm, or devotion
• Unselfish loyal and benevolent concern for the good of another
LUST:
• An overwhelming desire or craving: a lust for power
• Usually intense or unbridled sexual desire
• Intense eagerness or enthusiasm
Notice how different they can be? Seeing the sign that you could possibly be dangerously in love?
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