Rose Blush

Blush, Rose, blush,
a tingle at my tender touch.
The passion and desire are much too much,
blush, Rose, blush.

Our first date was more than I ever dreamed,
the flash of teeth and brilliant smile.
By dessert, your green eyes sparkle at my guile,
and my doubts about you’re wanting me were eased.

Blush, Rose, blush,
a tingle at my tender touch,
The passion and desire are much too much,
blush, Rose, Blush.

Hand in hand, as we walk though the night,
a sure feeling that this is right.
so strong and sure, the thought,
that you could be the one… maybe not?

Blush, Rose, blush,
a tingle at my tender touch.
The passion and desire are much too much,
blush, Rose, blush.

Time passes and the feeling grows,
I confess the love from my heart, I know.
Barriers down, my soul exposed, released,
the pent up passion is finally eased.

Blush, Rose, Blush,
A tingle at my tender touch,
The passion and desire are much, too much,
Blush, Rose, blush,

Blush, Rose, blush,
I tingle at your tender touch.
The passion and desire are not too much,
blush, Rose, blush.

                 –  By K.C. Miller

Madhuca longifolia, commonly known as mahwa or mahua, a prominent tree in tropical mixed deciduous forests in India in the states of Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala, Gujarat and Orissa. Mahuwa Flower is edible and is a food item of tribals. Flowers are used to make syrup for medicinal purposes. The flowers of Mahuwa tree are fermented to produce an alcoholic drink called Mahuwa, country liquor. Tribal of Bastar in Chattisgarh and Orissa, Santhals of Santhal Paraganas (Jharkhand) and Tribals of North Maharashtra, consider the tree and the Mahuwa drink as part of their cultural heritage. Tribal people, men and women, consume this drink. It is an obligatory item during celebrations and evening activities. The main ingredients used for making Mahuwa are the Chhowa Gud (Mollasses in granular form) and dried Mahuwa flowers.

This picture I clicked in Rourkela (my home town) in Odisa, in the month of feb 2010. The beautiful flower “Chrysanthemum” in the my own garden made me feel so very proud. Chrysanthemum comes from Greek ‘Chrys’ meaning golden (the color of the original flowers), and ‘anthemon’, meaning flower. The father of modern taxonomy & a Swedish naturalistis Carolus Linnaeus named this beautiful flower.

Chrysanthemums have dark green, deeply lobed and aromatic leaves with soft grey undersides. They come in a wide variety of flower shapes, sizes and colors, from dark burgundy, bronzes and oranges, to lavenders, light pastel pinks, yellows, and whites. The hundreds of cultivars of mums are classified by flower shape: pompons are double and ball shaped; reflexed are double with downward curving rays; spiders are double with long tubular, spreading rays; spoons are semidouble with spoon shaped rays; and there are several other shapes.