It’s not surprising that people have written poems about roses. Bonnie Prince Charlie made a five-petaled rose the symbol of Scotland, and Hugh MacDiarmid wrote this poem in the 20th Century. He refers in the first line to a poem by Yeats, in which the opening line mentions a “rose of all the world.”
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Jacobite rose lapel pin
By Hugh MacDiarmid
The image is still popular among Scottish nationalists, and as a symbol it’s available as jewelry. U.K. Gardeners who talk about the rose say, “The Jacobite rose dates back to the 16th century, and is the double form of the White Rose of York, Rosa x alba which, in turn, is descended partly from the dog rose, R. canina. It has the same vigour and resistance to disease of truly wild roses, but the blooms have a more cultivated appearance, fragrant and creamy white with charmingly muddled centres.”
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Yours has a very creamy look, like a gardenia. I love the description: “with charmingly muddled centres.” Somehow that struck me humorous. Do humans sometimes have charmingly muddled centers?
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Mary Kathryn, It seems to me that at the time when our centers are muddled, that is when we wouldn’t be charming. Being muddled on the outside is another thing. 🙂
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I love your little white roses. 🙂
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It does look quite like a gardenia. Lovely poem.
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That’s a beautiful illustration for the poem you have chosen.
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