Ode To Azaleas

No work or worry is required of me.
				
				 You grace my yard year after year--
				               ravishing red,
                                               pleasing pink,
				         and wondrous white.
				   Your appealing petals steal my
			           attention from the engrossing
				      novel I hold while resting 
				               on the porch.

			      You thrive despite gusting winter-like		
                    		  winds and floods, but your lease
                                              on life is short.
 
				       Your flourishing blooms
				   are destined to diminish and 
                                     die by late-April, so I will
                                        gratefully enjoy you 
                                              while I can!
				


March 11, 2018, entered in Brian Strand's March 18 Premiere Contest
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