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February 25, 2021

Roses in art and poetry (March)

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Poem of the Month
Image of the Month
Roses image from my Black & White Photography collection
Roses in Poetry Book

Poem of the Month


from Gather Ye Rosebuds While Ye May
by Robert Herrick (1591–1674)

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


Image of the Month

Gather ye Rosebuds (1909) by John William Waterhouse (1849–1917), Fairlight Arts Trust, Hastings

Waterhouse created two paintings inspired by the above poem, one in 1908 and one in 1909, the latter shown here.

Roses from the wonderful Bushey Rose Garden

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Photograph taken by the author.

Roses in Poetry Book

The poem of the month and the image of the month are included in the Roses in Poetry book, one of our three new A6 illustrated gift books.

The Rose in Poetry | Lone Fox Publishing

We often think of the rose as a symbol of love but this collection reveals that it can be so much more. In contrast to its association with love, beauty, purity and perfection, it is also used to signify the loss of romantic hope, crushed dreams, the evocation of beloved places and the passing of time and withering of youth. Reflecting on the budding rose the great Italian Renaissance poet Torquato Tasso wrote: ‘So, in the passing of a day, doth pass / The bud and blossom of the life of man’ (tr...

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