10-23-2015, 09:14 PM 
	
	
	(10-23-2015, 08:22 PM)rayheinrich Wrote: (These are NOT intended as haiku, they're just poems with 2 stanzas of 3 lines.)
Hey Ray. I enjoyed these. They make a nice set. Some observations...
< 8 flower tales >
1 -
all winter
the spring
grew inside us
now
our mouths open
and flowers tumble out Like this one most
2 -
the rush of sprouting
of shoots 2nd "of" sounds awkward
pushing aside old leaves
of stems ascending
as the buds
inflate to airy flowers Love the combo of "inflate" and "airy"
3 -
the bees warn us
as the mouths of flowers
open wide to swallow us
but since it's spring
we jump
right in
4 -
wheels
their axles
through the ground
swerve over us
with the curve
of the sky swerve/curve make nice bookends
5 -
as the afternoon
advances
the petals add
determining
if you are loved
or not just the right amount of nostalgia
6 -
the waste basket
holds
these yellow flowers
tears
you're not sure
who they're for
7 -
the roundness
of a face
above us
the pleasant sense
of color
that continues
8 -
after the steady
flowing
of years
the grace
of our hands
turns to flowers
- - -

 

 
![[Image: flowertale.jpg]](http://wordbiscuit.com/im9/flowertale.jpg)