Roses and Violets


Roses are…

Gwyneth thought whilst trying to find the most beautiful thing that she could in her vast collection of cheap artificial flowers and unusual wotnots.

Red violets…?

Very unusual, she thought, haphazardly, whilst rummaging through the large wooden crate, suddenly realising their colour had actually ran.

Argh, blue…!

She despaired as her hands and the surrounding objects were now stained by the dye that had previously been contained within her former favourite flowers.This is my post, with a slight variation, for Sideview’s weekend theme this week, roses are red, violets are blue. It makes a change for me to be early about something for once, even getting the post done before the weekend! I’m happy, but I don’t think Gwyneth is… she found what should have been the most beautiful thing in the crate, slightly discoloured…

21 responses to “Roses and Violets”

  1. Andra Watkins avatar

    I love the way you altered it, Tom, with pirate speak in the argh. 🙂

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    1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

      Thanks, Andra!
      I think I used the wrong argh though… I was going for the sudden shock / realisation ahh… but never mind. Gwyneth may be a pirate for all we know… 😉

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  2. SidevieW avatar

    Great take on the theme

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    1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar
  3. Let's CUT the Crap! avatar

    Ha. Not bad. Not bad at all. Hm. The more I think about it…the more I LIKE it. Good switch up, Tom

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    1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

      Thanks, Tess… it was a fun take on the rhyme!

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  4. shreejacob avatar

    I like it! Very creative 😀

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  5. prenin avatar

    Nice piece Tom – an unusual take and very well thought out! 🙂

    God Bless!

    Prenin.

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    1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

      Thanks, Prenin – I had fun with this one!

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  6. penpusherpen avatar

    Roses are…. purple eh?…Good variation on a theme Sir Tom… xPenx

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    1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

      Thanks, Pen! Gwyneth’s roses are a purplish shade now…!
      By the way, it’s good to see you commenting again! As well as being back with us, I mean!

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      1. penpusherpen avatar

        thank you kind sir, (Sir Aquatom rides again too….. I hope you’ve been on many adventures for me to catch up on…)… Time for me to switch off this laptop,.. ’tis ruling my life … and Match of the day is on…Must watch ManU highlights,… Night night, xPenx.

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        1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

          Oh, there’s one or two, Lady P! 😀
          Enjoy your footie… night, Pen!

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  7. mairedubhtx avatar

    Very nice. Though I’ve never seen red violets. There may be red violets. There may be blue violets. Most are violet, are they not, with yellow or white centers? Am I remembering my violets correctly? It’s far too early to be thinking about violets. I need a nap.

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    1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

      I’m hoping those in the picture are violets, Maire, and they have yellow centres. I’m not very green fingered, so they could be anything really!

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  8. Sue Dreamwalker avatar

    Very clever of you Tom. 🙂 I have some violets in my kitchen window, but the flowers died back over winter, as I let them purposely dry a little, now they are once again starting to spout and bud… And they happen to be Blue! 😉

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    1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

      Thanks, Sue… I had fun with this one!

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  9. europasicewolf avatar

    I do like your imagination 🙂 I shouldn’t think Gwyneth was happy! Not at all what she was looking for! 🙂

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    1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

      Thank you, Icewolf. My imagination certainly gives me something to think about at times! I think Gwyneth was pretty livid, truth be told…

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