Roses and Romance
From the time Cleopatra filled a room two-feet deep with rose petals for the visit of her beloved Marc Anthony to modern lovers offering a single rose to their love, the rose has been a symbol of romance and love.
The rose was sacred to Venus, the Roman goddess of love. Robert Burns, the Scottish Poet, expressed his love as being like a red, red rose.
In the traditional Language of Flowers, lovers sent multiple or single roses to each other with very specific meanings understood by all: A red rose signified passion but a withered red rose meant that love was over.
No other plant has a heritage as long or romantic as the rose. Although the rose has had many meanings throughout history, it is most often associated with love and romance today.
All roses symbolize love, but certain rose colors take on special meanings. Red roses clearly say "I love you" in any romantic situation.
Although many lovers present roses by the dozen, a single rose is all that is needed to promise lifelong devotion and romance to the love of your life.
A single rose and a love quote: "In our life there is a single color, as on an artist's palette, which provides the meaning of life and art. It is the color of love." - Marc Chagall |
