A mirror from the rose garden of life

"Some think it is a shame the roses have thorns

And some are delighted that thorns have roses"

- Anon

I chanced upon this quote today, while editing a letter for a friend. It reminded me of something I had written. I like the idea of putting them together and enjoying the polarity, the tensions.

"A lifetime of roses needs watering.

Like all rose gardens our lives are full of thorns

– shards,

jaggard edges

and the weight of memory

– collective and personal.

Such is the nature of beautiful things."

- An extract of my writing, Feb 2005.

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