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Roses are Red, Love is Love: A Modern Twist on a Classic Poem

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Roses are Red, Violets are Blue

We all know the classic rhyme. It’s one of the first poems we learn, and it has graced millions of Valentine’s Day cards over the years. But for my latest design, I wanted to take that timeless sentiment and give it a modern, inclusive update that truly celebrates all love.

I started with a traditional aesthetic—a lush, elegant border of deep crimson roses and vibrant blue violets on romantic cream background. But instead of the usual ending, I tweaked the text to read: "Love is Love, And my love is you."

It is a simple change, but it means a lot. Whether you are shopping for a same-sex partner, a spouse of many years, or a new crush, this design is about stripping away labels and focusing on the connection between two people.

This piece is now available in my KornKob Art Redbubble shop. It looks especially crisp on greeting cards and art prints, but I also love how the floral border looks on home decor items such as pillows.

A graphic design featuring a border of red roses and blue violets surrounding the text: "Roses are red, Violets are blue, Love is Love, And my love is you."
Love Is Love Valentine's Poem


I hope this design helps you tell your special someone exactly how much they mean to you this Valentine's Day!

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Do Not Disconnect - The Real Digital Divide

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The fly in the ointment, Opito Bay, around 2007. This post was originally published in November, 2007. Almost two decades on, the photograph and the argument both feel — if anything — more relevant than they did then. I have updated this post lightly in May, 2026, some 19 years later! The Photograph I was on holiday in Opito Bay on New Zealand's Coromandel Peninsula, sitting on the couch in the place we were staying at. A friend's iPod was resting on the coffee table, on top of a copy of The Economist from March 2005, whose cover story happened to be titled "The Real Digital Divide." A fly landed on the iPod's click wheel and stayed there. I reached for my camera, took the shot, and edited it later in Photoshop to give it the grungy, oversaturated look you see above. The fly on the iPod along with "The Real Digital Divide" struck me — immediately, and with a kind of emb...
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Samoan Youth

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This young man was preparing with his friends for his moment of fame on the stage at the Samoan Village at the Polynesian dance festival called Pasifika in Auckland in March this year. Samoan Youth Canon EOS 20D 1/30sec at f/20 ISO 200 Canon 70-300mm lens at 300mm
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Anza-Borrego Wildflowers

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Anza Borrego Desert State Park California Wildflowers This cluster of wildflowers is typical of the flowers in Plum Canyon in Anza-Borrego Desert this spring. Because of the dry and harsh environment, most of the flowers are tiny like the three in this photo. But what they lack in size, they make up for in color. It's pretty difficult to try and identify all these flowers, but I'm pretty sure the white one is Desert Pincushion. Help out if you can. I've been using the CalFlora.org website to try and identify the flowers in this series.
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