There once was a vast field of tulips
How beautiful they made the world
Pinks and yellows
Flushes and blushes
An arraignment of beauty all through the valley
But among the tulips
There was one who was rare
One of the prettiest pinks
Unparalleled among the rest
Proud and lovely Rosalie
Thin green stem and voluptuously elegant head
The softest white streaked through her petals
Such a darling pink
To her saffron-colored neighbor, she was a diamond in the rough
The most beautiful of them all
And he couldn’t wait for her to open.
When the season was upon them,
Was his whisper to her,
“Open your petals, my Rosalie!”
But proud Rosalie sadly refused.
When all other tulips stretched their petals to the sky,
Soaking in sunshine and rain
Vainglorious Rosalie preferred to stay closed.
Perhaps it was her fear of the rain
Perhaps she didn’t want that much sun
Dear Saffron, bless his heart
His petals grew so wide that they could almost touch Rosalie
If only she would open hers too.
Even when all the tulips encouraged her so
Rosalie sank into her lonely world of woe
And Saffron cried a sprinkling of tears
For lovely Rosalie
“Not everyone opens their petals”
He heard his neighbors say
“It is their choice
And their choice it must always be.”
Months passed and from sadness over his Rosalie
Saffron drooped and began to wither
But then late in the spring
Something extraordinary occurred
He felt a touch at his petals
And there to his amazement was Rosalie
Petals open and free
“They call me ‘single late’” she said with a grin
“After all other tulips have bloomed
Then I arrive on the scene
Because of the wait
My stem is sturdier and true
To withstand heavy wind and rains
So grow back up, dear Saffron,” she said
“I will help you live.”
Oh this is such a beautiful story! It’s true, not everyone blooms at the same time and that can be even more powerful. I love that Rosalie will help Saffron live. Sometimes we need that one “flower” to be part of us.
❤🌷
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Thank you, Simone, for catching the vision of this one. 🥰
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You have such a precious heart Dave. ❤
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Aaaah – well you see she is pink – so she is always going to be a winner…xx
What a beautiful story about this stunning and special tulip. You bring her to life and make her unforgettable.
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Yes, she is pink, of course. 😉 Thank you for your encouragement! ❤️ I love little Rosalie, the one nobody believes in until she proves them all wrong. 🌷
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