5.12.15  ©  Sherry Bach

Too Good To Be True

Of all the beautiful flowers, my eyes land on that bloom

Its colors are so brilliant; silky pedals soft to the touch

The sight of it captivates me and I cannot look away

To dress a stem so lovely, with the perfect costume

T'would be a charming incident, bringing it in close to me

The fulfillment of passion to possess what my eyes behold

Was it made to be admired from a distance only?

Can I just leave it alone and let it be what it is supposed to be?

Watch out for the prickly thorns, they'll bleed you

It's not so much that it hurts but the ache lasts for days

The site where the entry was made by a foreign object

Proving that the perfection from a distance, up close is too good to be true