Without

Grass is green.
Dew is wet.


The sky is blue.
The sun sets.


She smiles.
The rose opens.

With

The dew-drop-covered slivers
of emerald green shimmer
in the light.

Blue and white transform into
pinks and purples, as the
sun sinks low.

The slow-unfolding petals
of the rose coax from
her a smile.