whithered rose leaf...

...on the bush out front

most of the leaves have fallen off - however a few still are dangling... this after the landlord butchered and hacked the bushes down to almost nothing earlier in the season... i have no idea if roses will even bloom again next spring. sigh...

in the meantime, though... this little leaf caught my attention because it still had color in it while all the others were brown... or almost blackened by the weather now. retaining its sense of self amid the wind - rain - hail - snow that we've had... standing resolute... refusing to let go of the beauty it once was - and still is - and so should we all - as time goes by... know and realize that we are all beautiful in our way; have wonderful and endearing attributes to contribute... and must hang on through the elements that pass our way - refusing to let go. it makes us who we are - and always contributes to...

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happy day.....