Friday, August 23, 2013

Rice Paper Blossoms – v7


Dying crocuses
white, melting
glorious in their fading
drying, as parchment
becoming transparent
in the mid-day sun

Like rice paper blossoms
or ones of thin crepe paper
wet so as to be transparent
see-through, open
dying ever so graciously
at the foot of the cross


Edited August 23, 2013
“Rice Paper Blossoms – v7”
(editing the original)
Edited August 15, 2013
“Rice Paper Blossoms – v6”
Edited August 3, 2013
“Rice Paper Blossoms – v5”
Edited July 26, 2013
“Rice Paper Blossoms – v4”
Edited July 26, 2013
“Rice Paper Blossoms – v3”
Edited July 24, 2013
“Rice Paper Blossoms – v2”
April 7, 2010
“Rice Paper Blossoms”

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