The Forty-Seventh: Tulips

They were brought to me in a bunch, but they hadn't yet bloomed.

They sat by my window until 3 days later, when they did indeed come to life.

Beautifully orange.

The flowers lingered for 2 more days before I began to hear the quiet sound of the petals dropping, one by one to the desk on which they sat.

I wish everything was as simple and peaceful as this.