Why the Rose Changed Color?

So much mystery in nature

for those who pause

to gaze and admire.

I've seen roses

all my life —

but had not noticed

that petals can

change color!

Yellow when fresh,

then losing pigment

white while withered,

and some — pink too?

How is that possible?

We could say

it's adaptation

to heat stress.

Or we could say,

fungi growth

on the petals

are turning them pink.

Nature's classroom

teaches lessons

to those

ready to learn.