Monday, June 2, 2014

Kablooey! Spoosh! Splat!


A peony's time on this Earth is much too short.
Their buds are huge, each one about an inch
in diameter, a hard pink or white ball
atop a dark green stem. 
Once they bloom the flower is 
much too heavy for the stalk,
with all the flowers leaning down
to the ground. 
Someone or something walks by --
Kablooey! The flowers get jarred, 
the petals are shook loose,
flying Spoosh! into the air,
and end up Splat! in an untidy pile, 
looking like they had a brawl.
The delicate color fades into the hot 
light of the sun and its lovely scent,
like the remembering of a kiss, 
drifts away into the imagination.


1 comment:

William Kendall said...

They're lovely while they last.