Under The Summer Roses

on 
Rosa 'William Morris' 
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Under the summer roses 
When the flagrant crimson
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Lurks in the dusk
Of the wild red leaves,
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Love, with little hands,
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Comes and touches you
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With a thousand memories, 
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And asks you
Beautiful, unanswerable questions.
 
-- Carl Sandburg 
Read the entire poem here.
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The images are:  
Rose 'William Morris' 
Dahlia unnamed red
Red leaves are Cordyline 'Festival Grass'
Dainty purple flowers (2 photos) are Tracelium caeruleum 
Bronze seed head is Clematis 'Jackmanii'
Deep purple flower is Clematis 'Jackmanii Superba'














































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  1. spurgeSeptember 30, 2012 at 7:34 AM
    Beautiful! What fascinating shapes you have in your garden.
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    1. Hoover BooSeptember 30, 2012 at 12:40 PM
      Plants constantly remind us how amazing they are!  :)  
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  2. sharonSeptember 30, 2012 at 9:18 AM
    what is that curlyque? and the wonderful  red flower? we people of other zones dont know this stuff..haha common names...thanks
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    1. Hoover BooSeptember 30, 2012 at 12:42 PM
      sharon I added a list of names at the bottom of the post.  I had them with the photos originally, but it seemed to interfere with the poem so I took them out.  Putting them at the end was my compromise.  
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  3. The Redneck RosarianSeptember 30, 2012 at 11:18 AM
    Beautiful post.  
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  4. Mark and GazSeptember 30, 2012 at 12:13 PM
    Lovely poem, and photos!
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  5. dianneSeptember 30, 2012 at 7:08 PM
    Gorgeous flowers in your garden dear Hoover, the rose is so lovely and I also enjoyed the poem.
    xoxoxo  ♡ 
      
     
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