A deep ocean-blue, a happy sunbeam yellow

Two vibrant flowers, fell in love.

They scoured the spring together, petals intertwined

In rainy times they took cover, in thunderous times they sacrificed

Lost a petal after petal, like autum, drained out of color

They were lifeless, they couldn’t bare, the naked thorns by summer

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After a long long winter, in new gardens they bloomed, far from each other

They watched from a distance, the butterflies, the happy flutter!

Something stirred deep inside, that existed against their will

The longing to be together, and knowing very well

A wound that once bled, stains, it doesn’t disappear

They are beautiful flowers apart, they’re not, when they’re near