red petals
fall apart like love
dainty pink
surfaces
reflecting heartbreak
bleed effervescence of joy
Petals falling
red petals
fall apart like love
dainty pink
surfaces
reflecting heartbreak
bleed effervescence of joy
Reena Saxena 
Heartbreak softened by remembered joy helps heal the hurt.
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A good strategy 😃
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Simply lovely, Reena!
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Thank you, Dr Crystal!
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Such a beautiful photo to go with your poem about the love that wasn’t meant to last, but yet there were some joyful moments.
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Thank you, Pat!
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Beautiful, Reena.
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Thank you, Denise!
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I like how you put bleeding and joyful effervescence together at the end.
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Thank you, Frank!
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You did a good job capturing so much in so few lines.
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Thank you so much!
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Beautifully sad, lovely
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Thank you, UP!
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damn!*
*a compliment from a non-poetry person nevertheless feeling the touch of a skilled poet
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Thank you so much, Clark! Poetry is easier, because one doesn’t have to worry too much about grammar and structure.
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bloom on
off
again
the aroma
wafts
and evokes plesantries
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Beautiful and sad
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Thanks a lot!
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You’re welcome my friend
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Gentle and tragic, a lovely response, Reena!
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Thank you, Chris!
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