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Wednesday, November 01, 2006

The Purpose of the Rose

The Rose in the Autumn Sun

I stopped to gaze upon a Rose today
As it gave me a joyous smile
Its strength was slowly fading
It was clinging to its final and last breath
Petals gently falling like tears upon my face
As it drooped its head towards the ground
So that I the voyeur would be given that last pleasure
Of seeing the wonder of beauty of this selfless little rose

Perhaps the Purpose is to express one's beauty on a spiritual level at all times giving and doing with Love ... To be selfless like the Rose giving yourself without return ... And to leave a scent and the vision of your beauty in the memory of someone, somewhere.

This will be the making of a beautiful world ... your contribution to creation.


Hugs for all those that pass by. :o)




photograph by ....hailstorm's... In (flickr)


Quotes on Roses

The red rose whispers of passion, And the white rose breathes of love;O, the red rose is a falcon,And the white rose is a dove. John Boyle O’Reilly

The world is a rose, smell it and pass it to your friends.
Persian Proverb

But earthlier happy is the rose distill'd Than that which withering on the virgin thornGrows, lives, and dies in single blessedness.
William Shakepeare

The rose that lives its little hour Is prized beyond the sculptured flower.
Bryant


a walking cane
no elegance or fame
a twisted old bough from under the bower
to wade away the endless hour
a friend to join you in your walk
a friend to whisper and talk
no elegance or fame
a walking cane
funny how it can stand in the corner just waiting for you to take it a walk.
God is our Walking Cane
He will always take you for a walk.
But do you always go?

11 comments:

krystyna said...

Hi,
I'm glad that I'm here. I started my day with your wonderful quotes and words about rose. It gave me a joyous smile too.

"Perhaps the Purpose is to express one's beauty on a spiritual level at all times giving and doing with Love ... To be selfless like the Rose giving yourself without return ... And to leave a scent and the vision of your beauty in the memory of someone, somewhere".
I love this.
Thanks!

Carol said...

These are beautiful words..it brought tears to my eyes..just lovely

Bob said...

Nice link between tears and falling petals.
:)

JuSt AnoThEr FaCe In ThE CrOwD said...

what a most beautiful, delightful piece of writing..."fading without self pity and regret" and giveing joy to all...

on your question ...3 things i would do if i were invisible well its diffcult...i dont think i have lived my life enough to deserve that question....i would waste the choices for the most trivial of desires...

but on second thoughts..i would like to to be content with my absence :-) from the world....

Margie said...

Just beautiful!
Feeling great after reading this!

Sending hugs back to you...
on this verrrry cold November morning!

Margie:)

CE said...

"To be selfless like the Rose giving yourself without return ... "
Fragrant and beautiful message.

polona said...

the beauty of your words equals that of the rose... wonderful!

floots said...

loved this - words and pic
(bit of a fading rose myself) :)
many thanks for the recent visit
cheers

Brittany Hogan said...

To leave a lasting imprint of beauty on the life of someone is the essence of our humanity, I think. Thanks for the great post!

Don Iannone, D.Div., Ph.D. said...

A delightful poem Trinitystar. You've strung together the words like a song played on a beautiful acoustic guitar.

trinitystar said...

THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR LEAVING A COMMENT ON THIS PARTICULAR POST.

THE ROSE IS VERY NEAR AND DEAR TO ME. BE A SEED OF A ROSE AND PLANT YOURSELF EVERYWHERE.

HUGS FOR ALL! :O)