Monday, February 10, 2014

Zombie Roses

I looked at the three roses that were left from the arrangement I received on January 22nd and realized they were no longer living.

Queer.  They still looked rather fine, or at least they were holding up okay, but there was a slight stink to them now.  And the petals were drooping in places and seemed to have a decayed aura about them.

Usually looking at flowers cheers me, but these were roses that made me want to avoid them.

My mind drifted to last night when I was listening to the audio from the television in the next room.  Alex was watching "The Walking Dead" while I cleaned up the kitchen after dinner.

I have never been able to join Alex in watching this popular series.  Dead things don't appeal to me on any level.  Alex swears it's not really about the zombies, but about the people "dealing" with th zombies.  Hah!  So why do they call it "The Walking Dead"?  Ugh!

I opened the kitchen window and a strong breeze came through.  Within a few seconds, the pretense of life from the roses was gone.  The petals fell to the table leaving the flower stalks naked and dead.

A shot through the head wasn't necessary in this instance, just a breath of fresh air to get rid of the putrid thing.

I scooped up the petals and tossed them out the window.

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21 comments:

  1. I imagine Zombies would really stink up a town. Sigh.

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  2. I'm sure they would. Zombie roses didn't do that good in my kitchen either!

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  3. Aw, that's just sad how a thing of such beauty just withers away with age. I can identify with that, yeah.

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  4. No you can't Dufus, and neither can I.

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  5. I'm with you Linda, not a Zombie fan. But I thought the petals strewn across your table were lovely.

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  6. An interesting analogy...dead roses whose petals wither and fall and the walking deal of the zombies.

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  7. Well, next time I run into any zombies, I'm just going to scoop them up and toss them out the window!

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  8. I bet to those on the street in front of your home, seeing you throw rose petals out the window was like watching an angel on earth!

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  9. They have certainly taken a turn for the worse.

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  10. Actually, I have a friend who does table decorations with rose petals and they really are stunning! LOL!

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  11. Well, they both look alive, dont' they?

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  12. Hah! More like a devil woman than an angel, Katherine!

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  13. Some days, I'm the one who has taken a turn for the worse, Mrs. T.

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  14. Wonderfully symbolic, Linda. A breath of fresh air you are. :)

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  15. Dead roses, rotting peaches, and me! Ugh! Lilies live a shorter time, but their demise is sudden and all too soon. I mourn the death of lilies, but loath the death of roses with their stink and pretty lies of life!

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  16. I'm with you, Linda. I cannot watch "The Walking Dead" - even if my own life depended on it.

    And I always feel sad when flowers die.

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  17. I have never watched "The Walking Dead"...the subject doesn't appeal to me in the slightest. I love how you worked the roses into the prompt. Very creative.

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  18. Cheryl, my husband "made me" watch the first episode with him telling me I would fall in love with it. I did not. He could not "make me" watch it again! LOL!

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  19. Thank you K! I sort of liked this too!

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