Auguste Toulmouche, French
Glenda Always Took the Time To Stop and Smell the Roses. But Even She Had To Admit That 3 Hours Per Flower Was a Bit Excessive, 1879
Oil on canvas
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/// A young woman stoops, smelling a rose,
at the bush where this fragrant bloom grows.
She had first checked for bees,
yet a sudden strong breeze
caused a sharp thorn to puncture her nose.
/// Roses dazzle the eye, and their scent
is the reason she toward the bush bent.
The price paid for the gain
of these pleasures… is pain.
To this bargain some people consent.
/// She loves roses because they’re “romantic,”
but a stain on her dress makes her frantic.
And she’s wearing a train
a few hours after rain.
Thus her dry cleaning bills are gigantic.
/// A strange bond links this Woman and Roses.
She haunts gardens and stands in these poses.
Dressed in virginal white,
she’s a beautiful sight.
Secret rendezvous? Never discloses.