Rosedrops
Ten days in a vase
The dead rose weeps red petals
Onto the white bench
Dianne Bates
- Submitted in response to Poetry Prompt #9
Dianne says: I originally made a list of so many red and white images — blood on a band aid, the Red Cross sign, Japan’s flag and so on, but this morning when I walked into our kitchen, the poem came to me as per this haiku.
Australian Children’s Poetry 
A beautiful haiku, Di. Thank you.
Creeps up on you when you least expect it,doesn’t it?Glad you saw that rose,Di.I will never scold myself for used by date flowers ever again without seeing and remembering that haiku.So much in so few words …thanks ,Di.
Nice imagery, Di.
A haiku I’ll certainly remember, Di.