May (Unfinished)

They remind me of tulips. Vibrant and stunning,their vivacious colours are almost ironic as they are splashed across delicate precious petals. Its in their nature to withstand the impossible with a kind of bold and awe inspiring grace as they stretch toward the sun, perched on dainty stems that have shot up from the earth just when Spring seems to be a long lost dream. There is an unmistakable truth in the smiles that bursts forth from the painted lips and rouged cheeks of the ladies in the red hats.