petals curling,
the flower will not yield
beauty at the core.
Withered Beauty [Haiku]
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amidst bright colors
and fragrant aromas:
sense overload.

spider hibiscus
dangles over the pond;
like an ornate lure.

a pristine blossom falls,
tumbling through grime & grit
but still unsoiled.

a lotus opens;
its yellow pod shining
back at the sun.

fallen petals
swept by undulating waves
into a neat pile.