I like that the dark tones of this shot go along with the theme of the title, though I wish there was perhaps a little more detail in the flower...those dried edges are just lovely.
I like the abstractness of this. Doesn't fit the challenge particularly well, but it's still kind of interesting. Crop off a bit of the black at the top to fill more of the frame with the interesting parts.
First look at this I thought it was purple cabbage. Than I read the title and looked a bit closer and figured out its a rose or something. Its a nice image overall but doesn't really stir any emotions for me.