Tagged: bloom

mama’s peonies

mama’s peonies
arrive as if on cue – one, two,
three, four, five – she brings

each stem in from late April to
May, so it blooms just for her
.
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forty-two days in-

forty-two days in-
to spring, blooming and littering,
cherry blossom crumbs
.
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in silver springs, the

in silver springs, the
cherry blossoms are in bloom,
you pass this message

over the phone this afternoon,
joy blossoming with each word
.
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yes, as long as the

yes, as long as the
camellia bush promises
to bloom, we can still

find joy in inviting the
heavier ones in for tea
.
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when one allium

when one allium
head bumps into another
allium head, what

mysteries do they exchange
in that quiver of purple haze
.
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it just so happens

it just so happens
that when you are finally
closing in on the

weeds in your backyard, they band
together, decide to bloom
.
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the first step towards

the first step towards
blooming for a dogwood sapling
is to hold a cup
.
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we have arrived on

we have arrived on
another first of april
like thirty-seven

rose-colored azalea buds
waiting for a chance to bloom
.
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stretched and unfurled in

stretched and unfurled in
twenty minutes, while tomorrow’s
purslane lies in wait
.
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perhaps home takes the

perhaps home takes the
longest time to bloom, holding
back for years, even

decades, before suddenly
revealing itself – here i am
.
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** in the absence of The Daily Post from WordPress, here’s your daily prompt: revealing