human
Write a description of a depressing scene outside a farmland manor with wilted roses.
assistant
Although one basic truth is that all things perish and return to dust, the pathetic manner in which several thickets of roses have wilted and drooped speak of an almost unnatural ending. From their thorny bases to their faded buds, a grey sickness has befallen the flowering plants, and they clutch tightly against the walls of the manor, steadying themselves under the onslaught of illness.