It is so lonely here. When I was cut, my life span ended.
They stuck me in a vase of water, now quite low and mucky.
I miss my siblings. I miss the outdoors. Why do people do this to us? Are we being punished for something? Our execution involves being left in isolation until someone comes in and fingers our petals. A human nose–disgusting!–sniffs us and says roses don’t smell as good as they used to.
You’d stink, too, if you were cut off from all your kindred and left alone to rot.
Just Writing! 
A sad way to look at it, but I guess flowers have feelings too!
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Perhaps. From the point of view of a rose. . .
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A bit different perspective, but then, I try to leave flowers free and take photos of the 4-leaf clovers i find instead of picking them.
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I’ve never found one. Sounds as if you’ve had more luck 🙂
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I am a very lucky person… as far as 4-leaf clovers go, at least. With the rest of life? lol, actually not that bad, but not that god either – average human.
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What a unique take on the scene! No “My love is like a red red rose…” for you. 🙂
If it knew the truth: its siblings are drooping, fading, their petals falling. Oh well.
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Short life spans, right? Which is perhaps why we treasure them.
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I’m with you. I’m not a fan of cut flowers
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My husband thinks they’re a waste of money. Better to plant a flower garden and enjoy them for the whole season 🙂
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Well dang… You do have to cut them eventually so more grow but…
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Yeah. Kind of a bummer either way 🙂
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Troof!
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Gosh, I hope that’s not really what cut flowers experience. Very imaginative take on the prompt, Linda.
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I don’t believe roses think. It’s fun to imagine if they did, though 🙂
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A great pov! Poor little rose.
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Dear Linda,
And no one ever considers the rose’s feelings, do they? Interesting perspective. Of course they’ll die on the vine anyway. 😉
Shalom,
Rochelle
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True. Their life span is short no matter what. Fun to anthropomorphize them, though.
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What a fine excuse to not give anyone flowers. Thank you. 🙂 Gives a whole new outlook to the term ‘deadheading.’ Well done.
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:). I think my husband has been a bad influence on me. He thinks cut flowers are a huge waste of money.
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There have been reports in some news papers that Prince Charles talks to his plants, I wonder do they talk back? A lovely take on the prompt, I enjoyed the humour.
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Thanks, James. As for Prince Charles? I don’t know if anyone listens to him very much, so the plants get his attention 🙂
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You’re right of course, poor plants.
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Poor little rose 😦
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Very creative take from the viewpoint of the rose. I actually don’t like cut flowers. Very nice!
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ugh, if only we can hear the rose talks… 🙂
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Even flowers need each other. Just like us. That rose does look lonely.
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I thought so too, Margaret 🙂
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A rose killed by any other way would be just as dead. (my attempt at humor) I dislike factory farming of flowers as much as I do of animals. What did they do to deserve such an ignoble end.
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What they did was to become popular enough to create a steady income flow for someone who has no problem with farming them. Supply and demand.
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Ouch. Poor Rose.
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Great use of the prompt, and the human nose.🙂
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This was a great take. I love the rose POV. It does seem cruel and pointless, doesn’t it?
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Yes. I have peonies in my back yard, which almost always get shredded by heavy rain as soon as they open up. This year, though, it hasn’t rained on them yet and Terry brought several inside for me to enjoy. In this case, they’ll probably fare better in a vase than on the bush!
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