The Rose

"The red rose whispers of passion,
And the white rose breathes of love;
Oh, the red rose is a falcon,
And the white rose is a dove.

But I send you a cream-white rose bud
With a flush on its petal tips;
For the love that is purest and sweetest
Has a kiss of desire on the lips"

~ John Boyle O'Rielly 1844-1890

The roses were too beautiful not to get at least one more photo out of them, so I here it is..........

[John]

Brilliant shot, I love how the rose is glowing.

[☯ Sarah ☁]

@johnnyfrs thanks John, no lamp posts were harmed in the making of this photo :)

[Brittany]

This is beautiful!

[Kim Suzanne Kelley]

Wow - it's glowing! Great shot.

[Andy McAvoy]

Hi Sarah - missed you too :-) What a lovely shot. The light on the rose is just amazing, with beautiful colour and detail to go with it. Love the black background.

[Janet Morris]

Love the glow in the centre, great against the dark background.

[Rachel Bell]

I love the lighting!

[Michaela (Cala) boniface]

gorgeous

[Bonnie Lusted]

Nice lighting! That is a beautiful rose. Where's the Selfie???

[aikimomm (phoebe)]

I too really like the center glow, a nice photo.

[Anne ❀]

gorgeous

[Hillary Torrey]

That glow is just wonderful,lovely lovely!

[Margo E. Dearbhail]

I can almost smell them!!

[Tammie]

Terrific shot. Really nice against the black.

[stephanie dp]

beautiful focus and detail. the yellow against the black background really pops.

[Cheyenne Rebecca ツ]

Wow - it looks like the rose has a light glowing inside of it! Neat :))

[☯ Sarah ☁]

@britzi @kimmiesue @xodiac @mummymorris @raebell @purplewitch @aikimomm @sunnygreenwood @ididntdoit87 @shephardx2 @tsteall @stepheesue @cheyrebecca thanks everyone for your lovely comments & dropping by, it's great to read all your messages :)
@kloud thanks Bon... you will never see a selfie, sadly I am now in witness protection and cannot have my photo taken for fear of repercussions!!!

[lorihiro]

It look like it is illuminated from within! How cool!

[☯ Sarah ☁]

@lorihiro thanks Lori, hope you had a great birthday yesterday :)

[Howard Steele]

very cool shot,i like the illumination

[☯ Sarah ☁]

@steeler thanks Howard, I love roses!!

[Craig Mitchell]

Beautiful subtle lighting and great detail.

[Mary Tjeerdsma]

FAV! I love roses, too and this one is just perfect. It looks like it has a light inside...just glowing!

[☯ Sarah ☁]

@cpmitchell thanks Craig @marytj thanks Mary for the comment and the fav :)

[robinwarner]

glorious shot and great color and lighting

[☯ Sarah ☁]

@robinwarner thanks Robin :)

[Janice Paine]

Lovely soft and delicate feel to the rose - looks like there is a light within.

[Alecio]

This is very pretty!

[Alecio]

Fav

[☯ Sarah ☁]

@painey13 thanks Janice :)
@alecio thanks Alecio, I really appreciate the comment and the fav :)