Dancing upon roses
of daydreams,
tendril waves curled
around placed petals;
tending sensibility
to blossom
but yesterday’s
whispered enchantment
set quickly
in the shade of sun,
revealing true colors of pretense;
embedding memories to soul’s
earthly promises
tempest winds arose,
scattering leaves
to flutter aimlessly
whilst each raindrops pierced
its sorrow to pool,
as roots withered
in absence of blooms
with every twilight
beckoning to senses
disappointment grew
into a garden
from a single
purple rose~











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