Rice Paper Blossoms – v12

Dying crocuses

the water leaving

becoming like wax paper

in our backyard,

glorious in their fading,

becoming translucent, transparent,

in the mid-day sun.

Like rice paper blossoms

slowly dying, glorious,

becoming like parchment, wax paper;

a film, becoming transparent,

as if made of thin phyllo dough.

Dying ever so gracefully,

at the foot of your cross.

edited March 21, 2015

Rice Paper Blossoms – v12

(editing version 9)

edited November 8, 2014

Rice Paper Blossoms – v11

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edited February 11, 2014

Rice Paper Blossoms – v10

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Edited October 15, 2013

Rice Paper Blossoms – v9

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(editing original again)

Edited October 10, 2013

Rice Paper Blossoms – v8

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(editing version 3)

Edited August 23, 2013

“Rice Paper Blossoms – v7”

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(editing the original)

Edited August 15, 2013

“Rice Paper Blossoms – v6”

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Edited August 3, 2013

“Rice Paper Blossoms – v5”

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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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