Faint
And more tulip poetry – I’m on a roll today ;)
Tulips
The tulips make me want to paint,
Something about the way they drop
Their petals on the tabletop
And do not wilt so much as faint,
Something about their burnt-out hearts,
Something about their pallid stems
Wearing decay like diadems,
Parading finishes like starts, ….
[Alicia Stallings, link]
