Rose Petals

One by one, the rose petals slip through his fingers Showering his feet with colour and scent They make beautiful little spiral dances As they shimmer and hum towards the earth But his eyes do not see the beauty in their fall Nor the trail of scent left behind as he walked His mind is away, soaring on it's own adventure Capturing something more exquisite than the floral rain at his feet The blossom in his hand had been destined for someone special Who makes his heart dance like the glittering pattern of falling petals But the shattered petals tell a woeful story For his quest had failed to secure her favour He walks away, his heart in shattered pieces Left behind on the crushed fading petals of a rose blossom