sole survivor...

...of the flowers

that yet remain

on my little hawaiian plant - hanging on my patio - it has become a sight for sore eyes - as the rain continued today - i began to feel ill last night and knew i'd need to stay close to home - wondering about a picture - i ventured out to what was once my litte sanctuary of scented loveliness - now limping along - barely containing itself - as summer winds to a close - everything is drying out - shriveling up - it's sad - but then...

then - my eye caught this tiny color - my heart surged - i thought could it be? - sure enough - there - nestled into the dirge of what has become nothingness now - laid against the colored backdrop of my patio floor mat - was this sole survivor of a bud - gently blowing in the rainy breeze - just as i was about to snap - the sun peeked out for a brief moment - highlighting it - to enhance the color - wasn't that the nicest thing to happen - at a rather dreary time - when i'm feeling under the weather myself - it's lent to making for...

a

happy day.....