ROSES IN POEMS & POETRY

A Collection of Rose Poems and Poetry from  Famous Poets and Authors.

A PERFECT ROSE

Richard Netherland Cook

So deep and pure, the one I chose
From this earthly garden. a perfect rose,
Fragile, yet it only bends,
In times of rain are days of winds.

Close to my heart, this rose I hold,
Its’ beauty to me like solid gold,
A perfect rose that means so much,
That I am thrilled by a single touch.

A perfect rose it has been said,
Is the symbol of love, a long stem red,
No others can or will compete
For my perfect rose so soft and sweet.

My love for the rose, a beauty still,
Has not faded and never will,
This rose I hold, the one I chose,
My loving wife, a perfect rose.

 

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THE ROSE IN POEMS & POETRY

The Rose Of Battle

William Butler Yeats. 1865-1939

ROSE of all Roses, Rose of all the World!
The tall thought-woven sails, that flap unfurled
Above the tide of hours, trouble the air,
And God’s bell buoyed to be the water’s care;
While hushed from fear, or loud with hope, a band
With blown, spray-dabbled hair gather at hand,
Turn if you may from battles never done,
I call, as they go by me one by one,
Danger no refuge holds, and war no peace,
For him who hears love sing and never cease,
Beside her clean-swept hearth, her quiet shade:
But gather all for whom no love hath made
A woven silence, or but came to cast
A song into the air, and singing passed
To smile on the pale dawn; and gather you
Who have sougft more than is in rain or dew,
Or in the sun and moon, or on the earth,
Or sighs amid the wandering, starry mirth,
Or comes in laughter from the sea’s sad lips,
And wage God’s battles in the long grey ships.
The sad, the lonely, the insatiable,
To these Old Night shall all her mystery tell;
God’s bell has claimed them by the little cry
Of their sad hearts, that may not live nor die.
Rose of all Roses, Rose of all the World!
You, too, have come where the dim tides are hurled
Upon the wharves of sorrow, and heard ring
The bell that calls us on; the sweet far thing.
Beauty grown sad with its eternity
Made you of us, and of the dim grey sea.
Our long ships loose thought-woven sails and wait,
For God has bid them share an equal fate;
And when at last, defeated in His wars,
They have gone down under the same white stars,
We shall no longer hear the little cry
Of our sad hearts, that may not live nor die. 

 

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ROSES IN POEMS & POETRY

A Collection of Rose Poems and Poetry from  Famous Poets and Authors.

THE YEAR OF THE ROSE

Algernon Charles Swinburne. 
1837 1909

 

From the depths of the green garden-closes
Where the summer in darkness dozes
Till autumn pluck from his hand
An hour-glass that holds not a sand;
From the maze that a flower-belt encloses
To the stones and sea-grass on the strand
How red was the reign of the roses
Over the rose-crowned land!

The year of the rose is brief;
From the first blade blown to the sheaf,
From the thin green leaf to the gold,
It has time to be sweet and grow old,
To triumph and leave not a leaf
For witness in winter’s sight
How lovers once in the light
Would mix their breath with its breath,
And its spirit was quenched not of night,
As love is subdued not of death.

In the red-rose land not a mile
Of the meadows from stile to stile,
Of the valleys from stream to stream,
But the air was a long sweet dream
And the earth was a sweet wide smile
Red-mouthed of a goddess, returned
From the sea which had borne her and burned,
That with one swift smile of her mouth
Looked full on the north as it yearned,
And the north was more than the south.

For the north, when winter was long,
In his heart had made him a song,
And clothed it with wings of desire,
And shod it with shoon as of fire,
To carry the tale of his wrong
To the south-west wind by the sea,
That none might bear it but he
To the ear of the goddess unknown
Who waits till her time shall be
To take the world for a throne.

In the earth beneath, and above
In the heaven where her name is love,
She warms with light from her eyes
The seasons of life as they rise,
And her eyes are as eyes of a dove,
But the wings that lift her and bear
As an eagle’s, and all her hair
As fire by the wind’s breath curled,
And her passage is song through the air,
And her presence is spring through the world.

So turned she northward and came,
And the white-thorn land was aflame
With the fires that were shed from her feet,
That the north, by her love made sweet,
Should be called by a rose-red name;
And a murmur was heard as of doves,
And a music beginning of loves
In the light that the roses made,
Such light as the music loves,
The music of man with maid.

But the days drop one upon one,
And a chill soft wind is begun
In the heart of the rose-red maze
That weeps for the roseleaf days
And the reign of the rose undone
That ruled so long in the light,
And by spirit, and not by sight,
Through the darkness thrilled with its breath,
Still ruled in the viewless night,
As love might rule over death.

The time of lovers is brief;
From the fair first joy to the grief
That tells when love is grown old,
From the warm wild kiss to the cold,
From the red to the white-rose leaf,
They have but a season to seem
As rose-leaves lost on a stream
That part not and pass not apart
As a spirit from dream to dream,
As a sorrow from heart to heart.

From the bloom and the gloom that encloses
The death-bed of Love where he dozes
Till a relic be left not of sand
To the hour-glass that breaks in his hand;
From the change in the grey garden-closes
To the last stray grass of the strand,
A rain and ruin of roses
Over the red-rose land.

 

 

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ROSES IN SONG .23.

YELLOW ROSES
Dolly Parton

Hello you said the day we met
Handing me a yellow rose
You asked me out
And to your surprise
And to mine I said I’d go
I thought it so romantic
And I found you sweet and bold
Though we’d only met
I still said yes
To a single yellow rose

And for years to come
You were the one
To sleep with me at night
To laugh and talk
And share my thoughts
And hold me when I’d cry
And on every occasion
And for no good reason to
A big bouquet or a single yellow rose
Was sent from you

Chorus:

Yellow roses
The color of sunshine
You loved me at one time
Why did you have to go
Yellow roses
Are you sending your new love
My bright yellow rose buds
I still love you so

I never see a yellow rose
That I didn’t think of you
It’s still my favorite flower
Though the yellow’s turned to blue
The day you left my teardrops fell
Upon your farewell not
You said goodbye like you said hello
With a single yellow rose

Chorus:

Yellow roses
The color of sunshine
You loved me at one time
Why did you have to go
Yellow roses
Are you sending your new love
My bright yellow rose buds
Oh I still love you so

Yellow roses
The color of sunshine
You loved me at one time
Why did you have to go
Sweet yellow roses
Are you sending your new love
My bright yellow rose buds
I still love you so

 

 

THE ROSE IN POEMS & POETRY

A Collection of Rose Poems and Poetry from  Famous Poets and Authors.

 

When the Rose is Faded

by Walter de la Mare

1873-1956

When the rose is faded,
Memory may still dwell on
Her beauty shadowed,
And the sweet smell gone.

That vanishing loveliness,
That burdening breath,
No bond of life hath then,
Nor grief of death.

‘Tis the immortal thought
Whose passion still
Makes the changing
The unchangeable.

Oh, thus thy beauty,
Loveliest on earth to me,
Dark with no sorrow, shines
And burns, with thee.

 

ROSES IN POEMS & POETRY

A Collection of Rose Poems and Poetry from  Famous Poets and Authors.

 

THE ROSE FAMILY

Robert Frost  1874-1963

The rose is a rose,
And was always a rose.
But now the theory goes
That the apple’s a rose,
And the pear is, and so’s
The plum, I suppose.
The dear only knows
What will next prove a rose.
You, of course, are a rose–
But were always a rose.

ROSES IN POEMS & POETRY

In the 1600s, Robert Herrick reminded young women that beauty is fleeting.

To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time

Gather ye rosebuds while ye may,
Old Time is still a-flying:
And this same flower that smiles to-day
To-morrow will be dying.

The glorious lamp of heaven, the sun,
The higher he’s a-getting,
The sooner will his race be run,
And nearer he’s to setting.

That age is best which is the first,
When youth and blood are warmer;
But being spent, the worse, and worst
Times still succeed the former.

Then be not coy, but use your time,
And while ye may, go marry:
For having lost but once your prime,
You may for ever tarry.

World’s First Blue Roses

 The world’s first blue roses have been unveiled following nearly two decades of scientific research.

The blooms are genetically modified and have been implanted with a gene that simulates the synthesis of blue pigment in pansies.

 The Blue Rose was developed by Suntory Flowers

The flowers, which were displayed at the International Flower Expo Tokyo, will soon go on sale commercially.

Megumi Mitsunaga, a spokeswoman for IFEX, said: “This is the first time that these blue roses have been put on display in public.

“They are attracting lots of attention here because they are so unusual.”

The creation of blue roses – long thought to be impossible – was masterminded by an Australian-based subsidiary of Suntory, a Japanese company.

The firm has invested three billion yen in the creation of blue roses, blue carnations and other blue flowers since 1990.

Its scientists successfully pioneered implanting the gene that produces Delphinidin, the primary plant pigment that produces a blue hue but is not found naturally in roses.

The world’s first genetically modified blue roses were created in the laboratory four years ago, although further research was required to make them safe to grow in nature.

Following the cultivation of test batches in the United States and America, the company will be ready to sell them from next year and aims to open up a global market for blue flowers worth an estimated 30 billion yen.

Having been cultivated for more than 5,000 years, as many as 25,000 different species of roses currently exist, although colours are traditionally limited to red, pink, yellow and white.

A blue rose has long been synonymous with the unattainable, from signifying unrequited love in Chinese folklore to its Victorian era connotations of symbolising a quest for the impossible.

Those inspired by the image of a blue rose range from Rudyard Kipling who penned poems about the unnaturally-hued blooms to a string of characters featuring in modern day Japanese “anime” animation.

Blue roses have been available in florists in recent years but until now, they have been created by using various dying techniques to stain the petals of naturally white roses. However, the Suntory roses are believed to be the first genetically-modified blue rose creations.

The blue roses were among 860 exhibits on display at the fifth annual IFEX, the largest flower and garden trade show which often attracts over 30,000 visitors.

Other highlights included glow-in-the-dark roses showcased in an array of pastel hues in dark boxes, having been genetically modified to light up in the dark.

A TOUGH OLD ROSE

In the aftermath of the disastrous Hurricane Katrina a story began to circulate about a rose that had survived the storm and salt and water and continued to thrive.

Out of that has emerged the Peggy Martin Rose Fund.   The Peggy Martin Rose Fund began after Peggy Martin, past president of the New Orleans Old Garden Rose Society and avid rose collector returned to her home in Plaquemines Parish after Hurricane Katrina in 2005 to find a scene of total devastation. Her home and garden were inundated by 20 feet of salt water for two weeks and even worse, both her parents were victims of the flooding.

Peggy Martin

When she returned several months later there were only two plants surviving: a crinum and a rose that we now know as the “Peggy Martin” rose. A few years earlier Dr. Bill Welch, Extension Horticulturist, Texas AgriLife Extension had brought back to Texas, cuttings of the so far unidentified historic rose for observation. He was impressed with its bright pink clusters of roses and almost thornles stems.  It is a small climber but vigorous grower with few problems with disease or insects. It is also not particular about soil type and thrives with little irrigation once established.  At first it bloomed only in spring but after “settling in” for a couple of years it now blooms in fall as well.

Upon hearing of Peggy’s tragic losses and the symbol of hope provided by the surviving rose Dr. Welch urged a number of rose growers to propagate and distribute this rose while donating a portion of the sale of each plant to the newly established Peggy Martin Rose. The fund’s goal is to aid in the restoration of gardens in the swath of Hurricane Katrina.  The growers responded generously and we are now able to disburse the collected funds. Others engaged in helping to establish the fund at the Greater Houston Community Foundation were Nancy Thomas and Nancy Godshall. Events like The Bulb Mart, a project of The Garden Club of Houston have sold hundreds of “Peggy Martin Roses” over the past several years and helped to spread the word even further.  Many Master Gardener groups also helped spread the word in their communities.

The growers who have enthusiastically supported the fund included Mike Shoup of the Antique Rose Emporium, Jason Powell of Petals from the Past Nursery in Jemison, Alabama, Mark Chamblee, Chamblee Rose Nursery, Tyler TX and Aubrey King of King’s Nursery, Tenaha, TX. Peggy Martin, now in Gonzales, LA has provided numerous programs and generous support for the project. Neil Sperry of “Neil Sperry’s Gardens” magazine, Gene Bussell of “Southern Living Magazine”, provided publicity articles along with Kathy Huber of The Houston Chronicle, Mariana Greene, of The Dallas Morning News and many other garden writers and others interested in heirloom plants and our southern gardening traditions.

“Beautify Beaumont, Inc.” has recently received an award of $3,000.00 from the Peggy Martin Rose Fund for purchasing, planting and maintaining their beautification projects on Phelan Boulevard a main artery in West Beaumont.  Beautify Beaumont has been dedicated to restoring the community landscape since two hurricanes in the last five years created such destruction.  Micah Meyer, Texas AgriLife Extension Horticulture Agent for Jefferson County (Beaumont vicinity), has taken an active part encouraging restoration and beautification efforts in cooperation with the Master Gardeners of the county.  Well selected trees, roses and ground covers are making a big difference in the appearance of the entire community.

“Beauvoir”, home of Jefferson Davis, and located in Coastal Mississippi, was severely damaged when Hurricane Katrina struck in September, 2005. As many as 400,000 people were evacuated from the Mississippi Coastal areas (almost the population of central New Orleans). Many historic buildings were destroyed including the cottages and second story mansions around ‘Beauvoir’.  Hundreds of irreplaceable historical pre Civil War era artifacts were either lost or destroyed.  Valiant Mississippians have been working hard to restore and enhance historic structures and gardens. Included are exciting plans for an authentic restoration of the garden which will include a splendid rose planting featuring the shrubs and climbers of the past which just by their names and fragrances evoke a bygone era. The Peggy Martin Survivor Rose Fund is providing $3,000.00 for this effort.

The Pitot House Museum and Garden is a property of the Louisiana Landmark Society and is representative of the country houses or plantations along Bayou St. John in New Orleans at the end of the 18th and beginning of the 19th Century. This house is a fine example of the raised basement colonial home. It is the only Creole Colonial Style House Museum in New Orleans and tells the story of life along Bayou St. John from the earliest days. There is a classic parterre (geometrically patterned) garden. Adding fresh plantings of old garden roses not only helps make the site more beautiful but adds historical significance to the showy plant displays surrounding the house. Their award from the Peggy Martin Rose Fund is $6,000.00 and work on the garden is ongoing.

As we realize the pleasure and inspiration that beautiful and appropriate plants provide to all of us we are even more determined to insure that they are part of historic sites and community landscapes. Time tested heirloom plants like the ‘Peggy Martin’ rose help to create resource efficient plantings that require less water, chemical applications and gardener’s time in memorable settings while refreshing the human spirit.

ROSE FACTS AND TRIVIA .5.

When Is A Rosa Not A Rose

Rosa is a town in Blount County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 313.

 

 

.223 Rosa is a large Main belt asteroid. It is classified as a combination of C-type and P-type asteroids, so it is probably composed of carbonaceous material rich in water ice. It is also a member of the Themis asteroid family.  It was discovered by Johann Palisa on March 9, 1882 in Vienna.   Origin of the name is not known.

.Rosa is a municipality in the district Schmalkalden-Meiningen, in Thuringia, Germany.

 

 

.The Rosa is a Tjalk-clipper style barge, built in Dedemsvaart, Holland in 1907. Most of her  career has been spent sailing the Dutch Seas. Her previous name was “Renaissance”.

 

 

ROSA, the Romanian Space Agency

 

 

Rosa, a song by Dimitris Mitropanos

 

 

Rosa, the starting planet in the PS2 game Rogue Galaxy

 

 

Mitsubishi Fuso Rosa, a bus built by Mitsubishi Fuso