Monday, December 2, 2019



FLOWERS 5 DAYS LATER

The child saw the flowers - 
a dozen red roses - and screamed 
a smile of jubilation. 

5 days later she saw the
dead flowers and screamed
a scream of desolation.

She didn’t know it then
but this was to happen
again and again and again.

© Andy Costello, Reflections 2019

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