broken beauty...

...of a once lush iris

it snowed here yesterday... big, wet, flakes - flying through the sky... mixed with heavy, thundering rain...

the flowers didn't stand a chance... or did they?

they stood today - blowing in a slight breeze... sun shining upon them - broken... bedraggled... torn... but standing!

lately, that's how i feel - life has dealt me a blow that seems too much to bear... has left me broken and torn - yet i stand, though i'm ripped... blowing in the breeze - arms trying to hold together - the ragged edges remaining... because that's what i do - carry on - move on - make the most of... the best of... stand firm - be strong - as this iris... looking to me like a little parfait glass of sorts - it can still be filled up, nature will allow it to blow steady for awhile, its life not over - making for...

a

happy day.....