"Roses"
Rose Petals
 Lush
Fresh
plump with wetness
 soft
 translucent
firm to the touch
must not crinkle
must not crush
must not tear
blushing pink
catching the light
fragrant like love
gentle to the eye
warms the heart
so soft like a pillow
freshly picked roses
blooming
on spiny stems
with healthy green leaves
Gathered into themselves
pushing outward
clutching inward
like a little child
afraid to lose its mother
roses age and wither
they fade
drop their petals
and dry away to dust
and become earth
from which will
grow other roses
that will drop
 the same petals
Roses