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| + | The broken-winged butterfly falls by the window,\\ | ||
| + | Bringing with it a scent of melancholy. | ||
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| + | The girl looks outside,\\ | ||
| + | The golden wheat fields rolled endlessly, stretching to the horizon.\\ | ||
| + | Holding to the chair, she tries to stand,\\ | ||
| + | Only to find her legs trembling and feeble. | ||
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| + | {{ : | ||
| + | //<color # | ||
| + | Her older sister whispers beside her ear,\\ | ||
| + | And on her sister' | ||
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| + | And time thus becomes silent,\\ | ||
| + | Painted with sighs only. | ||
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| + | When hearing the healer' | ||
| + | The girl remained deathly still.\\ | ||
| + | Her eyes were already drained of tears,\\ | ||
| + | And her heart a wilted grave. | ||
| + | |||
| + | //<color # | ||
| + | She would tilt her head and look outside."</ | ||
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| + | Her sister follows her gaze,\\ | ||
| + | Seeing a barren field turned by wind into a desolate gray expanse. | ||
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| + | Till one day,\\ | ||
| + | When the girl looks outside,\\ | ||
| + | She sees a dash of dark blue most brave. | ||
| + | |||
| + | //<color # | ||
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| + | Like the torrential river of life,\\ | ||
| + | It pours into the depths of her heart. | ||
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| + | The flower is called <color # | ||
| + | Even in the nether land, it's rumored to thrive.\\ | ||
| + | //<color # | ||
| + | That seems to be its floriography. | ||
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| + | When the days are warm,\\ | ||
| + | The sister would take the girl on long journeys.\\ | ||
| + | Through the flower fields, gazing upon rivers,\\ | ||
| + | Napping amongst the grove, a discussion hearty. | ||
| + | |||
| + | //<color # | ||
| + | And become the quietness in your soul."</ | ||
| + | A thoughtless word from the girl,\\ | ||
| + | Gains her a rapping on her forehead most dainty. | ||
| + | |||
| + | {{ : | ||
| + | //<color # | ||
| + | Dew drops from the petals,\\ | ||
| + | As wind pulls on the leaves,\\ | ||
| + | And the two of them sit, in quietude. | ||
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| + | The girl asks for the means to tend to the garden,\\ | ||
| + | And while her sister sounds concerned, | ||
| + | Her heart is relieved. | ||
| + | |||
| + | But the concern is well-founded —\\ | ||
| + | The girl tripped and fell into a mire,\\ | ||
| + | She gazed directly into the eyes of death,\\ | ||
| + | In that dark pool bottom unperceived. | ||
| + | |||
| + | //<color # | ||
| + | Let this be where it all comes to rest."</ | ||
| + | The girl gives up her struggles, | ||
| + | Only to see a figure pierce through the water' | ||
| + | |||
| + | //<color # | ||
| + | Or enter the night of no reprieve."</ | ||
| + | Her sister sobs without end,\\ | ||
| + | And the girl has to gently hug her, and softly relieve. | ||
| + | |||
| + | ... And then, this distant memory turns bleary, difficult to retrieve. | ||
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