Not even with drops of water... / “Competition 37 WATER DROPS”
The rose you gave me has dried up.
I've done everything possible to revive it,
but time is relentless
and everything comes to an end.
What was beautiful is no longer so,
not even drops of water can bring it back,
this has come to an end, just like our love,
nothing can revive it.
Should there be more water drops?
No, that's not enough either.
Not even a stream of water can do it.
Rather, they should have let it grow.
The relentless flow of time is felt in its petals,
but even with their dryness, a beautiful red is visible,
or perhaps our eyes want to continue seeing their delicate beauty.
Water, water, you who nourish everything,
return it to full life,
a beautiful memory will remain
just as the reason was.
What a shame that we can't,
not with water or rain,
see you radiant again
and shine in the rosebush.