like a flower in a high place,
i cannot help but gaze upon
the beauty prospering adverse
to callous wind and granite stone;
one day i will watch you fall grace-
fully, petals aflutter, and mourn
the absence your passing creates:
a world less beautiful and rare.
Sep 13, 2018
Sep 13, 2018 at 10:13 AM UTC
like a flower in a high place,
i cannot help but gaze upon
the beauty prospering adverse
to callous wind and granite stone;
one day i will watch you fall grace-
fully, petals aflutter, and mourn
the absence your passing creates:
a world less beautiful and rare.