Roses
The
music that you should be listening to by now is "The Rose" composed and
written by Amanda McBroom. It was a song I loved very much in highschool
choir. You can find its lyrics here.
Roses are my favourite flowers. I guess as long as a flower is called a rose and looks like a rose, then I would love it. I like the sweet scent the roses give off, and I remember the proverb: a rose between two thorns, too. They really are a beautiful thing with a sting. A Roman myth tells how a beautiful woman named Rhodanthe, being persistently pursued by her numerous suitors, sought refuge in the Temple of Diana. Diana, the goddess and protectress of maidens, became incensed at this and turned Rhodanthe into a beautiful rose and the suitors into thorns. Thus, the rose has become a symbol for love and beauty. However, the rose has become the symbol of indulgence also when the Romans used roses extravagantly. That's why early Christians would not allow roses in the Church. Yet later, roses signified the early martyrs and their persecutors. Those are the religious aspects of this beautiful flowers. Moreover, the rose also plays a part in history, as the wars which racked England during the 14th century gained the name the Wars of the Roses from the white rose of the House of York and the red rose of the House of Lancaster; but the flower was adopted by the Tudor dynasty and became a royal device with peace restored.
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