Roses For You

My darling husband and sweet son surprised me the other night

with these beautiful yellow roses.

Some have a red streak through the petals making them even more breath-taking.

I put the roses by my bed and each night as I fell asleep,

their sweet fragrance wrapped around me and lulled me into blissful sleep :)

I thought I would share my roses with you, lovely friends.

And there are a few poems throughout the pictures.

Please enjoy :)

As a flower in the garden
Bending toward the sun,
Unfolds it's tiny petals
One, by one, by one...
So faith expands it's beauty
Until at last it grows
Into life's lasting flower...
The heart's fair perfect rose.
~ Rebecca Helmann ~  

The Rose is gowned in petaled grace and lovely beyond telling;
She always lifts a friendly face, regardless of her dwelling.
Her golden silence can express to us, no matter where, joy shared;
Give solace in distress from those who fondly care. 

 The Rose has ways of saying things we much delight to hear;
without a spoken word, she brings and keeps our loved ones near
~ Laura S. Beck ~

It is only a tiny rosebud,
A flower of God's design,
But I cannot unfold the petals
With these clumsy hands of mine.

The secret of unfolding flowers
Is not known to such as I,
The flower God opens so sweetly,
In my hands would fade and die.

I cannot unfold a rosebud,
This flower of God's design,
Then how can I have wisdom
To unfold this life of mine?
So I'll trust Him for His leading
Each moment of every day
And I'll look to Him for His guidance
Each step of the pilgrim way.
For the pathway that lies before me
My heavenly Father knows
I'll trust Him to unfold the moments
Just as He unfolds the rose.
~ Anonymous ~

You love the roses - so do I. I wish
The sky would rain down roses, as they rain
From off the shaken bush. Why will it not?
Then all the valley would be pink and white
And soft to tread on. They would fall as light
As feathers, smelling sweet: and it would be
Like sleeping and yet waking, all at once.

~ George Eliot ~