11 x 15 inches watercolor
Roses are red, the famous Valentine’s Day inscription tells us, while violets are blue. But here, Kipling (1865-1936) – or rather, the speaker of this poem by Kipling – is sent by his sweetheart on a quest to find blue roses: Roses red and roses white Plucked I for my love’s delight. She would none of all my posies – Bade me gather her blue roses.