Tagged: hibiscus

for a number of

for a number of
days, weeks, months, or even years,
there will be humming-

birds in the backyard searching
for the lost rose of sharon
.
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when we said goodbye

when we said goodbye
to the Toona sinensis
and the Hibiscus

syriacus this afternoon,
no one came to pay their respects
.
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the robin who made

the robin who made
her nest in dad’s hibiscus
syriacus caught

a whiff of clean laundry airing
on mama’s clothesline, moved north
.
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summer storm, humming-

summer storm, humming-
birds weigh heavy on hibiscus
branches in our yard
.
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** in the absence of The Daily Post from WordPress, here’s your daily prompt: storm