Tis the last rose of "Autumn"
Left blooming alone;
All her lovely companions
Are faded and gone;
No flower of her kindred,
No rosebud is nigh,
To reflect back her blushes,
To give sigh for sigh.
~Thomas Moore Irish poet
Left blooming alone;
All her lovely companions
Are faded and gone;
No flower of her kindred,
No rosebud is nigh,
To reflect back her blushes,
To give sigh for sigh.
~Thomas Moore Irish poet
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Tuscan Sunset in Golden Autumn |
The morning air has been crisp and cold
for some time now.
Not many blooms
from my window view.
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Aromatherapy Rose Dancin' with the Burning Bush |
But a brisk walk in the chilly air
revealed these sweet survivors
down my Rose Garden Path.
Hmm... must be a pocket of warm there
to entice these beauties to dance
in this Autumn glow.
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Cherry Parfait Rose in Golden Autumn |
Gather ye rose-buds while ye may,
Old time is still
a-flying.
And this same flower that smiles today,
Tomorrow will be dying.
And this same flower that smiles today,
Tomorrow will be dying.
~Henry David Thoreau
Still roses, seriously?! What a great little microclimate you have there. In California there I had roses until Christmas . . . sigh . . . no longer is that the case!
ReplyDeleteThis is the latest I can remember them blooming in our gardens.Most of them are done, just these three blooms are surviving. Brought a smile to my face.
DeleteCarolyn, great photos and the poems go well to your roses.
ReplyDeleteGlad you can still see the roses in your garden. Have a nice weekend!
Thank you... wishing you a wonderful weekend, too!
DeleteLove the roses but think the quote is Robert Herrick not the great Thoreau - or am I wrong?
ReplyDeleteAhhh spot on... I'd like to say this was a contest to see who would spot the error. But actually, it is my mistake...I trusted the wrong source for my information. Great catch!
Deletethey are beautiful Carolyn! Enjoy as long as you can...
ReplyDeleteI haven't been out today to see them... but it was quite cold last night. I'm thinking they too have bit the dust.
DeleteLovely Roses and one of the benefits of having Roses that rebloom is just how long into the year that they do that.
ReplyDeleteCher Sunray Gardens
It's always wonderful to find a bloom anywhere, any season, don't you think?
DeleteCarolyn, the roses are so beautiful and so are the poems. I wanted to thank you for your wonderful comments on my blog during my latest bout with not-so-great health. You really cheered me up. I was out of commission for too long. I have subscribed to your blog's feed now so I won't miss any posts. I hope you have a wonderful weekend, dear friend!
ReplyDeleteI hope you are feeling much better, Karen. You are in my thoughts and prayers. Far away hugs!
DeleteThose are lovely! How surprising that you still have blooms going!
ReplyDeleteYes and such a pleasant surprise... I'm thinking they may have finally met their demise... it's been so cold at night!
DeleteBeautiful and brave to be blooming in the chill of November, your roses are very special! Thanks for the beautiful pictures!
ReplyDeleteBrave, indeed.
DeleteThere may only be three Carolyn, but what a trio they are.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Alistair.
DeleteNow the Garden Center worker in me is freaking that you still have roses blooming,,lol. We always made sure to tell our customers to us 0-0-50 to put those dainties to bed. That said, mine is still blooming, and I haven't used the 0-0-50 either. But then again, we have had snow, but not a really hard frost. It should be starting to feel drowsy soon.
ReplyDeleteJen
Actually I have never even heard of using 0-0-50 on roses... and to think my roses have always done so wonderful without it. They seem to get sleepy all by themselves.
DeleteOh Carolyn these are stunning and to still be blooming...priceless.
ReplyDeleteA tender mercy to find them that particular day... and it was priceless!
DeleteWhat beauties indeed! The only flowers that I have left now are two black eyed susans that live very close to the house. My roses were still blooming until mid-week last week when it dropped down into the 20's for several nights. Sigh, now it is the steady brown of winter with a gathering of thicker and thicker frost each morning. Soon I suspect it will turn to it's white beauty of a heavy blanket of snow.
ReplyDeleteThanks for all of your inspiration and sisterly support recently...
Hugs
Always, Beth... you are amazing.
DeleteOh what a delight to have such beauties in flower at this late stage and such gorgeous photos too :). I have buds, plenty of buds but I don't think I'll get the heat required to encourage the buds to break open like yours Carolyn. I might just have to cut them and bring them indoors.
ReplyDeleteIt's always sweet to find hidden treasures... especially as the seasons change.
DeleteThe last roses of autumn are so bittersweet! And beautiful, of course.
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