Rosist #4

14 February 201923 January 2022 by Theo

A few years ago I wrote this poem, to try to give other colors of roses a chance. Each Valentines Day I have produced a new variation of it.

Not all roses are red,
I prefer them blue.
Flowers discriminated
by colorism too?

Happy Valentines Day!

Rosist # 3

14 February 201823 January 2022 by Theo

Rosist #2 Rosist #3, digital imageA few years ago I wrote this poem, to try to give other colors of roses a chance. Each Valentines Day I have produced a new variation of it.

Not all roses are red,
I prefer them blue.
Flowers discriminated
by colorism too?

Happy Valentines Day!

Ode to Summer

5 January 201812 August 2019 by Theo

Ode to Summer

Shall I compare thee to a Summer’s day?

Yes if you like, but ’tis winter now and

Summer hath long faded

Her days are a distant memory, a long forgotten hope

Gone is the sun with its passionate heat

Gone the joyful scent of flowers and their vibrant colours too

Where are the cool evening walks and the lovers in the park?

I am alone in the cold and the dark

All around is grey and dreary and gloomy as I await the dawn

How I long to embrace your light and be wrapped in the warmth of your touch

Return to me again

Shine your smile on me and dry away my tears

I’m looking forward to the end of this winter and fulfilment of this scripture:

“My beloved spoke and said to me, “Arise, my darling, my beautiful one, come with me. See! The winter is past; the rains are over and gone.” – Song of Songs‬ ‭2:10-11‬ ‭NIV‬‬