Petals Contest Rosesopenweekend Entry - Haiku
you're like a red rose
oceans can't keep us apart
our love's forever
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Everyone knows that the red rose is a symbol of love. My haiku is based upon the words of Scottish poet, Robert Burns who wrote a beautiful love song in 1794 comparing his love to A Red, Red Rose. It is written in Lawland (Lowland) Scots, a dialect of the southern part of Scotland, but I think you should get the gist of it!
A Red, Red Rose
O my Luve's like a red, red rose
That’s newly sprung in june;
O my Luve's like the melodie
That’s sweetly play'd in tune:
As fair art thou, my bonie lass,
So deep in luve am I;
And I will luve thee still, my dear,
Till a' the seas gang dry.
Till a' the seas gang dry, my dear,
And the rocks melt wi' the sun;
And I will luve thee still, my dear,
While the sands o' life shall run.
And fare-thee-weel, my only Luve!
And fare-thee-weel, a while!
And I will come again, my Luve,
Tho' 'twere ten thousand mile!
Isn't that so romantic? All Sottish schoolchildren in my school days could sing all four verses by heart. I still can. Whenever I see a red rose, my brain is triggered to make me think of these beautiful words and to hum the tune.
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Thanks kindly!
You do have an incling to writing poems! Great job!
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The poem talks about endurance of a PURE LOVE!
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Excellent capture!!
Beautiful red and textures!
Thanks @kieranstone! I like making abstracts from nature.
Red fades to crimson
Nature’s beautiful sweet kiss
From velvet petals
That’s cool!
Thanks. Good photos are supposed to be inspirational. Yours was!
Thanks! Glad you were inspired!