Thursday, December 21, 2006

behind the scenes

wasted
wasting away
barely bloomed
and already falling

moisture kiss
condensation brought
from nowhere
left crystalline
drops on petals

awakened
opened
lily of the valley
scent
wafts

so fast
too fast

perhaps to be plucked
stolen
ravaged

left crumpled
on dry soil
no hope for
reattachment

a cliche
a final
soliloquy
"loved you"
trapped
metaphorically speaking
dead flower

becomes


nothing.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Orchids are such delicate tropical flowers. They need just the right amount of warmth and moisture and light. Too much or too little and they wither.

But they are also pretty resilient when conditions return to ideal...they bloom strong again.

Anonymous said...

.....in a box

Anonymous said...

or a cage...