Tagged: blossom
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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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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stretched and unfurled in
stretched and unfurled in
twenty minutes, while tomorrow’s
purslane lies in wait
.
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maybe the best or
maybe the best or
the worst of us are wrapped in
some mystery – it
takes a different kind of effort
to break, to reveal, to blossom
.
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there’s expectation
there’s expectation
in the unexpected – a pair
of wings picking out
a single blossom between a
skyscraper and its shadow
.
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** in the absence of The Daily Post from WordPress, here’s your daily prompt: unexpected
my mom and i wait
my mom and i wait
all year round to take a peek
into the face of
our peonies, offering
layers and layers of intrigue
.
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you are home, and all
you are home, and all
is well – the magnolias
part to get a glimpse
.
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one rarely feels
one rarely feels
the blossoming
so much as one
bumps
into its edges
.
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all day rain, summer
all day rain, summer
azaleas lie in wait, for
spring’s flowers to fall
.
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even this morning,
even this morning,
i am hearing for the first
time the tale of grandpa,
bringing home
a pot of Madagascar
periwinkle, and how
his business thrived
for as long as the
garden blossomed
and his seven
buds bloomed
.
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