Of all flowers, the rose is arguably the most ubiquitous across art, inspiring everything from poetry and literature to ...

Camille Ralphs is poetry editor at the TLS. Her latest book is After You Were, I Am (Faber, 2024).

There are two examples of similes in Robert Burns' poem A Red, Red Rose about his enduring love: 'My love is like a red, red rose that's newly sprung in June.' 'My love is like the melody that's ...

You can write it on a card and give it along with a rose, some chocolates ... partner feel how much you love and appreciate them: Poem 1: You are my light in the dark, my refuge and my peace.