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Poetry · Reflection
D.H. LAWRENCE ~ ROSES
22 February 2016
Roses
Nature responds so beautifully.
Roses are only once-wild roses, that were given an extra chance,
So they bloomed out and filled themselves with coloured fulness
Out of sheer desire to be splendid, and more splendid.
D.H. Lawrence
“My Sweet Rose” (1903)
John William Waterhouse (1849-1917)
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