Is there a symbolism in here?

cornflower dozed against matthias's shoulder. she could her the gentle lull of her father's voice and that of john churchmouse, blending with the hum of nocturnal insects from the medow and hedges on this balmy summer night. The summer of the late rose....cornflower turned the words over in her mind, dreamily thinking of the ols rambler that bloomed in the abbey gardens. Nomally it was in full red flower by now.

Is there a symbolism in here?
It's definitely the rose. It's the last bloom on the rosebush. Some sort of end or death is near, I'd say.








September's Garden





Her beauty fading


summer's last rose


clings to life





While subtle winds


gently beckon and


soothe her soul.





In September's garden


fragile blooms


soar on high.





For eternal life


is never ending


and always.
Reply:Brian Jaques's Redwall series. It's one of the original three, I think. Something's not right with the rose, is it? Could something be amiss elsewhere too?





hint hint... foreshadowing.....
Reply:Unfortunately I don't know the story but it sounds as if the rose is symbolic of something. Do a search for the name of the novel and you will probably find something about symbolism in the novel. Best of luck with it.