“O, my love’s like a red, red rose . . .”

—Robert Burns

A photograph of a rose in full bloom

Source: Daily Shoot 02.14.10 [Love], colemama, Flickr

“Does the road wind up-hill all the way?
Yes, to the very end”

—Christina Rossetti

A photograph of a dirt road winding up a hill, into the distance

Source: Long and Winding Road, scholz, Flickr

“Ah Sun-flower! weary of time, Who countest the steps of the Sun; Seeking after that sweet golden clime Where the travellers journey is done;”

—William Blake, “Ah! Sun-flower”

Sunflower (Sunfola variety) against a blue sky. Taken in Victoria, Australia.

Source: Fir0002/Flagstaffotos