LOVE Poem: Yellow Birthday Roses, by Jeffrey Beck

The fleeting beauty
Of her yellow birthday roses
Excites Me
And saddens me

On one hand
They are full and vibrant
Filled with scent and adoration
A presentation of my
Inner love
Manifested in their
Overlapping petals
They naturally exist
That brings pure joy

On the other hand
Vibrancy dies in a day or two
The fragility of existence
The short life lived
Only to serve
To only exist to bring joy

The delicate balance
Of a short but fulfilling life
A small moment in time
To express an abstract
Yet foundational feeling
Maybe a filament of life lived well

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