Her fragrance is fresh and rejuvenating. Her purity evident from the way she looks.
I feel a sense of divinity engulf me as I look upon the beauty that she is.
Each layer of hers adds to the mystery and to her, beauty.
She has the immense capability to hurt the one who gets close to her.
Yet, it seems that she has been revered since eternity!
I had always wondered why she was the most chosen one.
I had pondered, amused at times even looking at the attention she managed to grab every time.
I look at her closely, not for the first time. But, my questions vanish. Feelings of doubt?
Not today, not now, for I am in love!
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I am in love with the rose that rests in my hand. I am in love with its deep red color, with the beautiful layers that it has encompassing a feeling inexplicable, with the water droplets that rests on the layers, with its long green stalk.
For, today, I finally understand why it is used as a symbol of love. It is like love itself, alluring you towards the feelings it can create, and it is like love itself because it has the capability to hurt you with its thorns. It symbolizes love perfectly - the magic and the hurt!
And what's a better gift than this to symbolize what feelings I garner for you?
Especially that you yourself are like a flesh bloom of rose. You stand, firm, tall and beautiful, with a strong foothold and no airs around, as delicate and as sensitive as the rose. A harsh breeze or a rough handling, can crumble it, just what I did to you often and sometimes you showed me the power of thorns with your actions. But somehow, you stood by me, helping me pave my way to success.
Today, when I look back, I see how little I cared for you, of how easily I kept myself away from this beautiful feeling of love.
When I see the young man over there, hold his girl's hands, looking into her eyes while she smiles, I realize what I have missed.
Today, knowing the truth, it is different. I always thought I was habituated by your presence and only felt affection for you other than the sense of responsibility I had. Knowing, you are going to be gone forever, I am scared.
Thankfully it is better late than never. Because I know the power of it !
"I love you."
Thirty two years since I saw you in the bridal wear, that too only after I tied the knot and it is strange that I have taken so many years to tell you this little thing that I am in love with you. The three words aren't sufficient to let you know how much I am in love with you - in love with your grey eyes that express every feeling I can understand, in love with your high cheek bones that support the most beautiful smile, in love with your strong will, in love with your stubborn nature for putting your foot down when I am wrong, for fighting with me when I hurt you or ignore you, for giving a taste of my own bitter medicine at times, and for making up for being too harsh on me, for curing my ailments with your tender touch, for standing by me even after youth and strength have deserted me.
As the youngsters today inch closer to celebrate the supposed day of love, I promise to inch closer to celebrate days of love- every single day starting from this day!
Happy rose day, my darling wife !
When you finish reading this letter, you can find me in our garden, planting a rose sapling so that I can present to you a bloom of rose along with my love, affection and my entirety every single day!
Loads of love,
your aged new Romeo ;)
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P.S: Years after shunning the entire V-day concept of encapsulating
love (something I believe needs more than a single day) in a day and all the
other days that precede that, something hit me today and I am all mushy-gushy,
thankful and what not !!
So here, I dedicate this post of mine to my loved ones, who are
extremely dear to me, and who have taught me so much about love,
affection,care,emotions and nurtured me to be the person I am.
Happy Rose day !