Orchid
In
The
Sun
Has
Begun
To
Fade,
Unrelieved
By
Shade.
Blossoms
Dry
To
Paper,
Shrink
And
Taper,
Then
Fall,
Until
One
By
One,
All
Is
Done.
Such
It
Is
With
Life,
A
Burst
Of
Bloom
To
Decorate
Our
Temporary
Room,
A
Time
Of
Sublime
Glory,
Then
Abruptly,
The
Climax
Of
Our
Story.