’Tis the last rose of summer
Left blooming alone;
All her lovely companions
Are faded and gone;
No flower of her kindred,
No rosebud is nigh,
To reflect back her blushes,
To give sigh for sigh.
Thomas Moore
(The rose is Zephirine Drouhin, which thrives on neglect--and survives blackspot!)
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