You know, I'm not much for flowers, really. I like them, but I never buy them for myself or pick them; occasionally someone will send me a bouquet for one reason or another, and I'll enjoy it, and then it'll get all wilted and gross and I'll have to throw it out.
But recently I've started saving and drying roses. One of these days I ought to paint a still life of the scene to the left of my computer: atop a beautiful little Chinese rosewood chest with rolled edges sits a nubbly blue Bawls bottle with a single dried dark red rose in it. At the foot of the bottle is an antique Japanese ivory netsuke shaped like a human skull. For some reason, I find this all terribly symbolic in a vaguely Goth way. 'The fate of this rose awaits thee, my Serenae, my love; pray only that you may leave a corpse as beautiful and sweet-scented'. Ahem. Anyway. Pardon me whilst I put the bad Goth poet back in her cabinet.
And on the bulletin board that's behind the rosewood chest, I have two white roses hung up to dry; they're tied together with a length of olive-green silk cord that is strung with a single amber bead and a bronze Chinese coin, and they hang head down from one corner, and they also feel vaguely symbolic. Of what, I have no idea.
Anyway, if you'll pardon me, I must go cling to Boyfriend's leg and demand that we go get coffee. A good mood like this one deserves caffeine, wouldn't you say?
Joy!
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Well, if nothing else, the 'dried rose' bit grants them a permanenace they don't have as fresh flowers. Not necessarily too gothy... the worst thing about flowers is the short duration of the beauty they offer. And coming up with something that incorporates them as part of something longer-lasting... *shrugs*
Posted by Nathan @ 11/28/2001 05:07 PM EST
Bah! To hell with cliche#$!'s. Roses are purdy and they smell nice. *long pause* Well, fresh ones do, at least.
Drop the cliche#$!'s! Admire the rose! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO (I'm on more caffeine than you'll be!)
Posted by Yscaldine @ 11/28/2001 06:47 PM EST
Interesting thought there, Moon...I guess that could be symbolic in a goth sort of way.
:/
Me, I like flowers and roses a lot. I....have not given them to many people, probably because they would think I'm nuts or something....Don't ask....But I have given some to someone before and she enjoyed them a lot. Too bad this is probably never going to happen again...... :(
Posted by Wolf @ 11/29/2001 06:11 AM EST
Here's some awful symbolism - Flowers actually last a while; it's humans' need to *possess* them, to cut them and stick them inside where it's dry and warm, that makes them wilt that fast. On the vine/stem/tree, they last longer. Not forever, but longer than a few days... *shrugs* Ah well. From work I'm tired of people clamoring for "more flowers, more, and tell us how to take them home while you're at it because we don't understand how to appreciate something without wanting to take it and smother it ourselves!!"
I appreciate unique not-in-flower plants more and more all the time. (Cacti... yes. :) )
Posted by StB @ 11/29/2001 09:02 AM EST
My last school gave us all cacti when we moved in. Mine was cute and alien-looking, but we managed to overwater it to death (oh look, it's wilting! MUST NEED WATER!). My roommate's had great big spines.
She kept it on the sink counter (we had sinks in our rooms). Right where I'd accidentally brush against it reaching for my toothbrush and have to pick half-inch hunks of cactus spine out of my hand.
Ed hate cacti.
And Moon, ALL moods deserve caffeine. Good moods, bad moods, slothlike moods, hyper moods...
Posted by Ed @ 11/29/2001 09:23 AM EST
