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A Rose By Any Other Name . . .   Leave a comment

A Rose By Any Other Name . . . — Photo-Artistry by kenne

“O Romeo, Romeo! wherefore art thou Romeo?
           Deny thy father and refuse thy name;
           Or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love,
           And I’ll no longer be a Capulet…
           ‘Tis but thy name that is my enemy;
           Thou art thyself, though not a Montague.
           What’s Montague? it is nor hand, nor foot,
           Nor arm, nor face, nor any other part
           Belonging to a man. O, be some other name!
           
What’s in a name? That which we call a rose
           By any other name would smell as sweet;
           So Romeo would, were he not Romeo call’d,
           Retain that dear perfection which he owes
           Without that title. Romeo, doff thy name,
           And for that name which is no part of thee
           Take all myself.”

— from Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare

An Anniversary Rose   3 comments

A White Rose To Joy On Our Anniversary — Photo-Artistry by kenne

The White Rose

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.

But I send you a cream-white rosebud
With a flush on its petal tips;
For the love that is purest and sweetest
Has a kiss of desire on the lips.

John Boyle O’Reilly 

White Rose Photo-Artistry   3 comments

White Rose-0012-1-Edit-2 art blogWhite Rose Photo-Artistry by kenne 

“One eye sees, the other feels.”

― Paul Klee

Balboa Park Rose Garden   1 comment

 

Balboa Park Rose Garden — Images by kenne
(Click on any of the images for larger view in a slideshow format.)

I am a lake, my poem is an empty boat,
and my life is the breeze that blows
through the whole scene

stirring everything it touches —
the surface of the water, the limp sail,
even the heavy, leafy trees along the shore.

— from “My Life” by Billy Collins

 

A Single Rose   Leave a comment

Rose-1955 art blogA Single Rose — Image by kenne

A single rose can be my garden… a single friend, my world.

— Leo Buscaglia

Jill’s Roses   1 comment

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DSC_1606 Rose blogJill’s Roses (May 20, 2017) Images by kenne

Jill’s Kingwood roses

Somewhere on Aspen Pass Drive

Bedded in mulch.

— kenne

Amazing What A Little Water Can Do In The Desert   1 comment

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University Avenue Yard Flowers (1 of 1)-3 blogRoses in Tucson Garden — Images by kenne

Nobody knows this little Rose—
It might a pilgrim be
Did I not take it from the ways
And lift it up to thee.
Only a Bee will miss it—
Only a Butterfly,
Hastening from far journey—
On its breast to lie—
Only a Bird will wonder—
Only a Breeze will sigh—
Ah Little Rose—how easy
For such as thee to die!

— Emily Dickinson

Beautiful Shades of Pink   2 comments

Rose (1 of 1) art blogRose — Computer art by kenne

Beautiful shades of pink
soft petals opening
curling at the edges
forming a sultry pout.

Powerful.
Outstanding.
Unique.
Talented.

— kenne

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