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Flowers Bloom in Winter
By Alayna Jones
My lotus grows from concrete
As the snow on the ground thickens
It faces adversity,
It defeats time
In the month of January.
Though, at times
When there is nobody to water me
And nobody to bring me sunshine
my petals start to fall
my leaves start to die
and my color starts to fade
My lotus still blooms in the wintertime
I see the other flowers are dying
They died before the snow hit the ground
My leaves touch them, giving them life
giving them strength,
giving them beauty
As my flower slowly dies in spring
So they can bloom in the wintertime.
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