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Rose pedals
floating on the water
sinking,
folding in.
They slip between his fingers.
A tear.
Her death.
Plucking more pedals.
He prays.
Memories invade.
In his mind,
her spirit will never die.
Until tomorrow,
another rose,
on the edge of the dock.
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