"Like Marilyn Monroe on a stem, peonies are glamorous, voluptuous, and heart-stoppingly unforgettable."
That is how Tovah Martin of The Oprah Magazine described the peony flowers. Flowers do have their own personalities. Our choice of flowers express who we are and our desires. No wonder they have come to have meaning --- for those giving and receiving.
In the Valentine's Day of this year, i received a bouquet (from The Flower Shop Around the Corner) from my husband. And for the first time in my entire life, i get big blooms of scarlet peonies. I was enthralled! I couldn't take my eyes off them. "Peonies are the hussies of spring. No shrinking violets, they are so blowsy and brazen that a single glance can leave you breathless," Tovah Martin goes on to say. I like that: passion, and romance, pulsating in the message.
Sadly, they do not last long. Everyday, they shed their waxy petals. If i had a bathtub, i would have strewn them on the water.
"Not everything, though needs to be forever. Once the affair is over, you'll be left with some sizzling memories. And then: same time next year." ~ T. Martin
