Rice Paper Blossoms – v9

Dying crocuses

in our backyard

glorious in their fading

becoming translucent, transparent

in the mid-day sun

Like rice paper blossoms

a film, becoming transparent

as if made of thin phyllo dough

dying ever so graciously

at the foot of your cross

Edited October 15, 2013

Rice Paper Blossoms – v9

(editing original again)

Edited October 10, 2013

Rice Paper Blossoms – v8

(editing version 3)

Edited August 23, 2013

“Rice Paper Blossoms – v7”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/08/rice-paper-blossoms-v7.html

(editing the original)

Edited August 15, 2013

“Rice Paper Blossoms – v6”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/08/rice-paper-blossoms-v6.html

Edited August 3, 2013

“Rice Paper Blossoms – v5”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/08/rice-paper-blossoms-v5.html

Edited July 26, 2013

“Rice Paper Blossoms – v4”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/07/rice-paper-blossoms-v4.html

Edited July 26, 2013

“Rice Paper Blossoms – v3”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/07/rice-paper-blossoms-v3.html

Edited July 24, 2013

“Rice Paper Blossoms – v2”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/07/rice-paper-blossoms-v2.html

April 7, 2010

“Rice Paper Blossoms”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2010/04/rice-paper-blossoms.html

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