"Roses"

When struck the clock upon an hour so early in the day,
My mind set to work upon thoughts weighing heavily.
Soon it turned to thoughts of infatuation and possibility,
Causing me to wonder, and to wonder, and to wonder.

It was upon this wondering of infatuation and possibility
That the concept of flowers began to form within my head.
True it is that many people like many different flowers,
But none is quite so preferred as the beautiful, perfect rose.

But from this rose, more and more lines were drawn,
Leading me to more and more, deeper and deeper thoughts.
When should one give a rose and to whom should he give it?
Better yet, which rose should he give and when?

A white rose is pure as snow and elegant as royalty.
It radiates a feeling of hope, a symbolism emblazoned in my mind.
It is in the beginning that one has only hope for how it all will go,
And at that time, white roses would show her just that: Hope.

A yellow rose coveys the warmth of the sun and happiness of spring.
Its color throws upon us feelings of joy and of happiness, the excitement!
These feelings slowly replace most hope when security has been reached,
And at that time, yellow roses would show her just that: Happiness.

A red rose, in its color, most resembles our life-giving blood and pumping heart.
These things within us are a physical need, much as most view the emotional need of love.
This feeling, the strongest perhaps of any other, becomes the central focus before long,
And at that time, red roses would show her just that: Love.

Each color has its own time, its own place unique to it and it alone,
A time and place when it is used to show her his feelings.
One for hope, one for happiness and one for love, each special, none without meaning.
The three act as individuals, but there is indeed much more to it.

For what happens after she receives the red rose? Is that the end?
Not so. Her bouquets should always have all three, for that holds the truth of the love.

White roses to show her the Hope to be with her always and forever thereafter,
Yellow roses to show her the Happiness she always provides and should receive, and
Red roses to show her the Love the two share, then and always, as long as it is to be.

Three colors, three feelings, two people, two hearts, one flower, and one love twixt them.