The splendor softens, droops,
IMG_20150531_202629541petals drop and begin to recompose.
IMG_20150531_202000233The flowers relax, still gorgeous,
IMG_20150531_202213678but become a little tawdry,
IMG_20150531_202144186spent.
IMG_20150531_202305811While others tense, waiting to explode,
IMG_20150531_202320660become white flowers, like the leaves,
the size of dinner plates.