AS A PETAL FALLS - by Cathryn Miller

AS  A  PETAL  FALLS  by  Cathryn Miller A flowers petal Slowly falls And starts to die The rest of the flower Still lively The small, silky petals Looked as if blood flowed thru them Another petal falls The flower droops Its color faded Like its heart is slowing More and more petals fall And so does the flower Lying on the ground Blood no longer flows The heart has stopped Never to pump again As the flower lay on the ground Shriveled and brown There is a growing sprout With a new heart Filled with liveliness And the blood of life