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The Garden Path
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The garden path meanders
down a memory lane of blooms
where fragrant roses speak of love
though their blossoms fall so soon
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I cherish well each moment
that their petals grace my way
as I walk into tomorrow
and the autumn of my days
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Though the youthful blush of beauty
will indeed make way for snow
there is promise in the rosehip
in whose heart are seeds to sow
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And so it is with people
since the days do swiftly pass
may our beauty grow inside us
as the only kind that lasts.
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Wendy/2013
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Ian and I celebrated our 30th wedding anniversary on August 19th.
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Roses always make me think of my husband; he would often leave a rose at my apartment for me to discover when I returned home from work.
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When we got married, and shared an apartment together, he began to give me two roses to symbolize our union.
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There have been and continue to be other times when he surprises me with roses.
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I love these kind of surprises.
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I am surprised how fast thirty years has flown past!
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I think the main reason (besides God’s grace) that we have survived and thrived in our marriage is that we continued to do the things we did when we were dating…
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things such as walking, hiking, and laughing together.
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There is more than one way to spell love (besides luv).
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T I M E
* time together *
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Sometimes we just stroll through our garden, side by side, at the end of the day.
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These last three rose pictures are from a local demonstration garden that we toured.
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A dear friend told me about it; so I showed it to Ian. He likes surprises too.
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Pleasant surprise blessings ~ Wendy
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What’s your favorite kind of surprise?
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I changed my blog theme again to reflect my growing enthusiasm for photography.
On other peoples’ blogs I have loved seeing their pictures big and bright.
My turn. 🙂
* Don’t forget to check out my Greenlightlady Facebook link below. *
(It features pictures and links from my other blogs too!)
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