@a2j 8 January 2022 more from that month

Dead! This is one of the flowers on my rose plant that has died, withered, but has been hanging on to the stalk for almost a month. There's a sense of beauty and yet a sense of sadness as it is lifeless and colorless. It once was pretty, pink and bright. But no more.... I don't feel like clipping it off and dumping it in the bin!! The second picture is the same flower when it had bloomed a month ago!!