Day 5

 Day 5 


The Yellow Roses and the Glass Vase


Yellow roses

bred thornless and a

smeared glass vase

third full of water,

all of them serving

this anniversary

or birthday


The roses say

'it is our job to unfurl

as we dry and dying.'

The water says

'I will keep you bright

as I long as I can

be thirsty.'


On the table

life coalesces and

clatters around them-

meals eaten

the homework done

fabric sewn,

days of slow decay


The vase thinks

it is more obstacle than ornament,

the yellow flowers 

are memories of paper.

Somewhere out there

there are valleys full of roses

and a clear spring.

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