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Love Songs from the Garden - Say it With Flowers


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evil spirits so perhaps it will work for rivals for the affection of your loved one.

If you're really upset, a yellow tulip proclaims that your love is now hopeless. That should put a stop to something.

Or if you're feeling angry, put the blame where it belongs and get some pink larkspur to accuse your former loved one of fickleness. Or a narcissus, which will tell someone that they love themselves too well (and you not enough, by implication.)

To salvage your pride, you may prefer to send sweet peas, saying nonchalantly "Thank you for a good time. Goodbye."

Love Stage Five B: Got To Wash That Love Right Outta My Hair
Sometimes it's our turn to do the wronging, for whatever reason. You could do it the hard and brave way. Just be honest. Sadly, not everyone will believe you. They keep calling, coming by, sending red roses (Naturally. These types NEVER catch on!) and letters that you tear up unread, or perhaps read and roll your eyes over. Send your own message by way of a gladiola to ask that persistent and dense swain to "give me a break."

You could write a "dear John (or Jane) letter, but that smacks of cowardice. Still, tuck in a yellow rose that shows a decrease of love and something may sink in. But if the once-adored one is now driving you mad and you need to escape to sanity then you need to something stronger. Orange lilies signify hatred but one hopes you will not be that cruel. One instead hopes you can state your case and go away leaving in your stead a hydrangea to "thank you for understanding." But sometimes the only way to get your point across is with the timeless symbol of rejected love, a bouquet of wilted flowers. Soften the blow with some dead leaves signifying sadness.

Just to show your essential goodness, please follow that up with a bouquet of white poppies for consolation. Beware of receiving a bouquet of Star of Bethlehem in return - the dense ex-love is still trying for atonement. In that case you will need a cyclamen - it says, indisputably, goodbye.

Special Instances: That Old Black Magic
If you have taught the one you love well, they may very well be using the very language in which you have instructed them to fight back. Or someone may be using that language to try to

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