Catching the Pieces

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I was walking through the beautiful gardens at Shelburne Farms the other day, taking in the gorgeous display of flowers when I stumbled upon the dying remains of this lovely girl. I love how she still shines so bright even in her last dying moments. How the one petal catches and holds all the remnants of life around her. She does not go gently into the night, but beams, reveling in the here and now.