Life as a Flower (for Rhonda)

Life as a Flower (for Rhonda)

We start out as a bud
Close tight secure
Our family surrounding us
Like the newly formed petals

Time progresses 
Petals expand
Multiply
Friends are added 
Varying hues and sizes

One by one
They wither 
fade
dropping 
away

Exposing the heart

Friends move on
Loved ones pass 

Leaving us with 
Memories
Questions unanswered
Hopes 
Dreams 
drifting down

Scattered  
torn fragments

The heart remains
It too perishes

We are reborn  
seeds planted
containing a fragment
a bit 
Our essence

That which brings a smile
A tear
Lingers 

Minds forget
Hearts do not

~ Ellen Apple 06-21-2014