Blush

rose

flower

water

dad joke

thorn

raspberry

trivia

apple

peach

pick-up line

phobia

Queen Elizabeth I

tattoo

cabbage

is, when white, suggestive of purity, heavenly, i’m worthy of you

white

is, when yellow suggestive of jealousy, decrease of love

jealousy

yellow

is an expression of love when single, but a dozen, is an admission of guilt.

A single rose is an expression of love; a dozen, an admission of guilt.

apology

guilt

has something excessive about it, like many plates piled up in front of a dinner guest.

There is something excessive about a rose, like many plates piled up in front of a dinner guest.

excess

is wont with pride to swell, and ever seeks to rise.

The rose is wont with pride to swell, and ever seeks to rise.

pride

is fairest when ’tis budding new. And hope is brightest when it dawns from fears; The rose is sweetest wash’d with morning dew. And love is loveliest when embalmed in tears.

The rose is fairest when ’tis budding new. And hope is brightest when it dawns from fears; The rose is sweetest wash’d with morning dew. And love is loveliest when embalmed in tears.

rose, n.All

rose