It's here, prepared or not –
A single flower.
Dozens of breathtaking, intricate pink-orange petals reach for the sun.
Newly bloomed, plump seeds, crisp leaves, overflowing with rich chlorophyll
A diamond in the ruff, devouring attention, a beauty beyond compare.
It is young, yet it has visitors,
Fuzzy bumblebees and graceful cultivated butterflies.
Oh, but it now has seen enough moons
Everything, however beautiful, must end.
And now – the time has come.
Posted in response to the challenge Here.
A POEM BY MY SISTER <3:
dew drips from a leaf
a leaf that a little caterpillar walks on
it will soon be transformed
into a majestic pollinator
its climbs to a branch on a small tree
When I clear my mind
I just push you down deeper
into my core
until I just can't tell the difference
between thinking you and feeling you
now you have become part of me
and I'm tired of falling
I lived in a world where outer beauty is the only kind that people see. I’d rather observe it from a rocking chair at the library back home, bearing down on an incredibly scripted work of art.
Comments
I love your take on this challenge! "Oh, but it now has seen enough moons // Everything, however beautiful, must end." Ahh, haunting but lovely! I suppose all beauty in the natural world is evanescent, isn't it? Something fall does a good job of reminding us of. Art, poetry, at least, are everlasting...
Thank you so much!! <3 You have a beautiful way of describing :)
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