The following is a riddle. Do not solve the riddle. Instead, explain the title.
My top is tilted to the light,
A trumpet, almost, in its form
You court a woman? There I am.
I please, palliate, perfume and mourn.
Your grief I lament. Slay me and
I will your last amen adorn
Answer
This riddle is about a
Flower
The title can be explained by
Dismembering the flower in parts, which can be found in the riddle
My top is tilted to the light,
top is tilted -> Pistil: The ovule producing part of a flower.
A trumpet, almost, in its form
trumpet, almost -> Petal; self-explanatory
You court a woman? There I am.
woman? There -> Anther: The part of the stamen where pollen is produced.
I please, palliate, perfume and mourn.
please, palliate -> Sepal: The outer parts of the flower (often green and leaf-like) that enclose a developing bud.
Your grief I lament. Slay me and
grief I lament -> Filament: Part of a stamen, the male part of a flower
I will your last amen adorn
last amen -> Stamen: The pollen producing part of a flower
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