12-23-2015, 04:54 AM 
	
	
	(10-23-2015, 08:22 PM)rayheinrich Wrote: (These are NOT intended as haiku, they're just poems with 2 stanzas of 3 lines.)
< 8 flower tales >
1 -
all winter
the spring
grew inside us
now
our mouths open
and flowers tumble out
2 -
the rush of sprouting
of the shoots
that push aside old leaves
of stems ascending
as the buds
inflate to airy flowers
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
5 -
as the afternoon
advances
the petals add
determining
if you are loved
or not
6 -
the dustbin
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
- - -
>
 < I especially like the one about the dustbin that holds the flowers. It makes me think of unrequited Love.
< I especially like the one about the dustbin that holds the flowers. It makes me think of unrequited Love.
	
 
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