flowers etched in glass <br />their bloom immortalized, <br />their frangrance a frozen promise <br />never tested hence never broken.... <br /> <br />flowers etched in glass <br />their couplets monogamous prophets <br />suspended in impotent fidelity <br />never lured hence never wavered <br /> <br />flowers etched in glass <br />paragons of worth <br />my reflection amidst them <br />human, tarnished, raven black<br /><br />wardha jawdat<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/raven-black-2/