2Shining like a pearl
At dawn do- unfurl
Living in a clear glass cage.
Bedecked with prickles
If plucked, blood trickles,
Tantalizing shade.
Petals in a whirl
Lush, smooth and curled
With honeyed dew- deep- hidden.
Filling mid-spring air
Scents none can compare
Whiff of pleasure so- silken.
Captivating scent
Enticing sweet- torment
With abated breath is chained.
Plucked- by Man with skill
Lured by grace until-
Dropped with a bolt, sting reigned.
Scattered in the wind
Tainted and skinned
Lay torn, withered and dry.
With blood as dew
And none who'll pursue
Sublime fire none may pacify.