Withered Rose

It’s not that I don’t want to talk to you. It’s an issue of scarcity. I have run into a shortage of words. When the phone rings now, there’s nothing but a chirping repetition in my mind. A mimicry of the noise I should be making when I am, instead, entirely composed of silence. My […]

early winter — rarasaur

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Its been a while since iv posted something and to be real, using the classics South African phrase “ndiya goisha” which basically translate to ,I’m going through a lot so please bare with me .

I have not forgotten about you, this is something I wanted to do for so long, its a dream iv had for the longest time so lets ride the wave together.

This doesn’t mean that I have not been writing ,I just haven’t published.

I found that sometimes its good to go through something in silence.

This gives you time to feel all your feelings no matter how mixed and short lived they may be but feel then whole heartedly, process your thoughts and finally heal, and when you’ve done this it becomes a bit easier to talk about the experience.

I have gone through at least three major phases in my life, thorns underneath the rosebush, in the life of a rose and now withered rose.

You may have noticed that I make a lot of reference to rosses and that’s purely because the rose is my favorite flower.

I connect to the rose in a way that’s different to many other flowers, So I started to read more about roses and let me tell you what I found was so interesting and I couldn’t help but find similarities between myself and roses.

Bellow ill share a few fun facts that I learnt about roses that make this flower a symbol that reminds me of who i am and what i stand for and more often then not why I feel like I share the same struggle as the masterpiece that is the great rose.

“In Greek mythology, roses originated from Adonis, the deity of plants and rebirth. Adonis was born from a deceptive union between King Theias and his daughter Myrrha. When King Theias realized that his daughter had tricked him, he chased her with his sword. To protect Myrrha, Aphrodite transformed her into a tree.

King Theias shot the tree with an arrow, splitting it in half. It was from this tree that Adonis was born. Aphrodite took to Adonis and raised him like a son. As Adonis grew, he became an avid hunter. One day while he was hunting, Adonis came across Ares, one of Aphrodite’s past lovers, who was disguised as a wild boar. Ares attacked Adonis and when Aphrodite heard his screams, she ran into the forest and found him dying. The blood that ran from his wounds hit the ground and turned into roses.

In another version of the tale, red roses originated when Aphrodite was running to Adonis’ side, cut her feet on the thorns of the flowers, and stained them red.

Rose Meanings

Roses are most associated with love and romance.

• Roses can also mean secrecy or confidentiality. The term “sub Rosa”, meaning under the rose, comes from ancient times. Romans would hang roses from the ceilings of banquet halls, and it was understood that anything said under the influence of wine was to remain confidential.
• In the Middle Ages, roses were also hung from the ceilings of meeting rooms. It was understood that everyone under the roses was sworn to secrecy.
• Roses are also used on four tarot cards. The Fool, the Magician, the Strength card, and the Death card. On the Fool, the white rose symbolizes purity and is a reminder to cleanse the mind. On the Magician card, it signifies unfolding wisdom. On the Strength card, the rose represents balance. And on the Death card, it’s a reminder of purity, clarity, and transparency of intent.

A rose’s symbolism varies by the colour of the rose and how many roses are given.

• Red roses symbolize: love and romance and are the perfect Valentine’s Day rose.
• Pink roses symbolize gratitude, grace, admiration, and joy.
• Orange roses symbolize enthusiasm and passion.
• Yellow roses symbolize friendship.
• White roses symbolize innocence and purity.

Though in most cases, roses are tied to love, you can send a specific romantic message by the number of roses you send.

• One rose symbolizes love at first sight.
• Two roses symbolize shared and deep love.
• Three roses say, “I love you”.
• Six roses say, “I want to be yours”.
• Seven roses say, “I’m infatuated with you”.
• Nine roses symbolize eternal love.
• Ten roses say, “You’re perfect”.”

Interesting right how can one flower mean so many things to different people ?

Isn’t this a lot like life, society expects you to be perfect in all aspects of your life as a mother, a daughter, a sister. a friend, a lover , an employee and depending on how much people get of you and your time that tends to be the determining factor to your importance in there life or vis versa.