Wilted Garden
It was if I was six And had decided to finally grow myself a garden I had had the pot of dirt since I was born But I never planted a single seed And then you…
Red Velvet Cake
As I circled through the guests with plates of sandwiches and platters heaped high with star-shaped cookies, I kept listening for the knocker at the front…
Petals Worth Shedding
Thumping through the air, petals performed an awkward dance. They turned over and flipped sideways and upways. Colors never complimenting, but differences are…
Sweet baby roses
Sweet baby roses taken from bloom took root from the soil but blossomed too soon The bees came a’buzzing way before due and drained all of the precious life…
Flowers in Bloom
Eyes lazily drifting in and out of focus danced over the honeysuckle blossoms that climbed the battered trellis. They teased him with the allure of their sweet…
What Is?
Scissors, cut and paste these fissures shut Paper flower the rivers lily Will he wonder what? What is really?
Swirling Emotions
From the beginning, let us create. Emotions are feelings for each to take. Sadness first. A woman, head bowed, by herself in the rain. Of course it must be the…
'Splosion Valley
The planet, Încântare, was beyond enchanting. It captured your heart and stole rational thought as you could do nothing but stare. The anxious scientists were…
Queen's Daughters
“You do realize we are supposed to be attending the feast, right?” Fizzy whispered to her older sister as they flew away from the Hive. Daisy groaned again as…
Touch-Me-Nots
Been living my life like a Touch-Me-Not Hiding in the corners, falling through the cracks Freeing up the space- in a place- too big to contain me Trying to…
Daffodillydallying
Basil petals Drift where the Indigo wind settles Over crimson calderas. Slopes of dandelions freckle The flowered faces of our being Embodying j *us* t…
Daffodil-lydallying
Dandelions Freckle the lawn With yellow petals-- Where the flower half of my being Always winds up daffodil lydallying
Blooms
In a few hours, I returned to my room and looked the flowers over thoroughly. They seemed a little perkier, but I couldn’t see much change. As my phone call…
Flowers
The flowers came in a box the day before my birthday. I brought the box immediately up to my room as soon as I found it on the doorstep. It was dirty and…
Dandelions and Clouds
With my eyes focused up and out, I see my portrait in the sky. I see white mist seemingly frozen in time against a pastel blue ceiling with no boundries…
Floriography
Edward’s tea, not even half finished, had gone cold. So had Edward. Elizabeth picked up a crisp, white napkin and dabbed at the corners of her mouth. She had…
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Her hope was to one day open her own shop, filled with the pale golden glory of the morning sunshine. She drew up architectural plans on her legal pad…