I held the bloom to my breast, anticipating the strong vibrant energy that one gets with a bright red-headed wildflower. I took care to protect her delicate petals, yet the blossom wilted. My spirits fell, inadequacy prevailed. I had destroyed her with my delusion.
Cardinal Sin
Jane Sandford 
Aww! Poor flower. G
The flower is an anananalogy (but not for a pineapple). 🙂
Keep smiling and is sure to bloom again 🙂
Thank you – I’m sure it will 🙂
Lovely! Can be related to many instances in life.. and perhaps to life itself. The tighter we hold onto something, the more it seems to slip away..
So very true.
I expect you know that the 30th Roman Catholic Archbishop of Manila was Cardinal Sin
I did know that. I was a practising Catholic in the Far East back then. 🙂
I went to a Jesuit grammar school in Wimbledon