Friday, February 19, 2021

fleeting

the store bought roses
don't last
very long in the vase
of water.
what does?
i see the petals falling
one by one
onto the counter.
the stems gone limp.
silk petals
dropping quietly
in the morning light.
beauty is
fleeting, but you knew
that already.
you didn't need
a rose
to tell you.

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