I suffer like a flower
Ripely picked for one's pleasure
I'm enjoyed for a time
Then set aside to wither and fade
I dry like a flower
Pressed to be remembered
Forgotten for a time
Then reemerge to grant a remnant of a memory
~V.S.R.R.
Photo: Houston Museum Distract, TX, USA; by V.S.R.R.
This flower analogy is perfect