A rose no more

I'm not sure if this dead rose will count for Derelict Sunday, but I thought I'd post it anyway as I think even a dead rose looks beautiful in its own way.

"A rose dreams of enjoying the company of bees, but none appears. The sun asks: Aren't you tired of waiting?  Yes, answers the rose, but if I close my petals, I will wither and die."

Paulo Coelho