True Colour Thursday is the idea of True Colours
This is one of the many yellow roses I have in my garden. Dad loved roses and indeed it was yellow roses which formed the beautiful wreath mum and I chose for his funeral. Years later it was my choice for mum's flowers for her funeral.
As mum and dad were both cremated, (their own choices) it was yellow roses I decided to plant in my garden so each time they were in bloom I would think of mum and dad. I will plant some more in 2009. It is so hard to grasp the fact that it was 22 years ago we lost Dad, 14 years ago we lost mum.
A Yellow Rose in Winter
A yellow rose in winter
Souvenir of summer sun
Amidst the ice a splinter
Unending as unbegun
Of hope which smiles in greeting
Forgotten but never gone
Gone but never forgotten
Invincibly defeating
Winter dusk as summer dawn
Eternally begotten
Blooming ever always new
Rose unfrozen in the snow
My sweet love I think you know
That this rose belongs to you
Steven Curtis Lance
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15 comments:
A beautiful touching post!
And, a lovely yellow rose.
Thanks for joining in agsin.
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A beauty to behold! Whoever said that there was only one colour called yellow was wrong!!
PS Thank you for the comment - you was just a minute to early to catch the view from the bench...
Gorgeous flower and sweet sentiment.
Hello!
I too remember my mum with pure yellow roses.
It's 38 years since I lost my mum, but I do remember she always tried to grow a pure yellow rose, but somehow they mostly had a small tinge of pink.......
Thanks for the memory of a perfect yellow rose.
Snap!.....love the little hen/cockerel :-)
What a glorious rose! Really beautiful Denise.
Is there a more perfect rose shot? I don't think so. The poem is a nice touch.
Yellow - the most wonderful colour of all for all kinds of reasons.
Hi,
As i am Dina's daughter i know that yellow roses are my late grandmothers favourite. So they have become special to me too.
Yours is a beautiful colour and that is lovely tribute to both of your parents.
It is a sheep that is on the right hand side of my blog... it is munching grass. I can't seem to turn the noise off though. lol :-)
Thanks so much for stopping by at my place. I'm glad you enjoyed the story!
I love yellow roses; quite possibly my favorite flowers. Nicely done.
The yellow rose is a delight.
Also your well chosen poem.
I'm sure you remember your parents with great joy as I do mine.
So sorry I haven't done ABC Wednesday for a little while but have been overwhelmed in a good way with writing and editing.
Will get back to you soon.
I see you enjoy Weaver too.
So very thoughtful - and so very English.
All best wishes from New York - from which/where I still long for country walks.
Hello!
I "found you" through AnerA's blog!
What a beautiful rose!
I love the warm colour(s)!
Like RuneE said; "Whoever said that there was only one colour called yellow, was wrong!!"
Have a nice day :)
Absolutely gorgeous and such a loving tribute to your parents.
fantastic photo and a great way to remember your mum and dad
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