Semblance

Being a Cat, Lesson 14: How to Sniff Flowers, originally uploaded by Jim Skea.

Why do you plant artificial flowers?
Plastics never bloom -
I know and you know too.

They are uniformly symmetrical - robotic,
have no fragrance, but they please the eye;
to me flowers symbolize joy.

They may not sprout,
but keep the hope alive
in these days of drought -
predicted to be severe and prolonged.

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"Semblance" - CS Shah