Love Poem: Petals of pain
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Written by: Leigh Haynes

Petals of pain

A fusion of fuscia 
An explosion of love
A full bloom of petals
White wings of a dove
The peal of the bells to ring out the day 
Of loves new awakening in this sacred way 

The steady mundanity of life
The balancing act of respect 
Takes its toll on the husband and wife
More than they would expect 
The years become chores 
The petals doth wilt
The separation of spores
Of the dreams they once built 

The ending begins
Signifying the doom
The petals of pain
Slip from the bloom
The peal of the bells to ring out the day
Of the death of the bloom; wilted away