This weekend I spent some time photographing flowers I purchased almost two weeks ago. The old roses captured my attention; they drew me in more than blooms in their prime. The petals were almost like skin. Today a FB post led me to "The Rose" a poem by Jean Valentine (from the book Little Boat, pubilshed in 2007 by Wesleyan University Press).  The poem is copyrighted so I won't quote the whole thing here; it's the first lines that killed me. Read the entire poem at The … [Read more...]