Fragile Petals

Every fragile petal
Remembers
That fleeting notion

Life

Climbing that
Crystal stairs

Descending that
Jagged cliff

Each petal unfurls
In expectation
In exaltation
Curls up
Carried away

Seeds on the wind

Cheering on a thousand
Other blooms

(2015-Tamu Ngina)

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