a red beautiful gumamela
floats on the river
taken by the direction of the flow
and goes somewhere
it does not really know
it is red and it is so beautiful
yet there is no scent at all
no life
no soul and it is yours
for the selfish taking
RIC S. BASTASA
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-red-beautiful-gumamela/