sashaying
dew hewn

petals and frills

vie for a turn
with a fickle wind

a gentle tattoo
petals against current
quiver and undulation

purity and passion
a pringtemps paso doble

his ardent momentary kisses
left them both wanting more
they sway for the love miser
bloom until their hearts burst

May mist, June dapple
July heat, August thirst

golden coronas char
dew is dissolved to dust
petals fade and brown

still the sisters dance





the wind finally returns his caresses
our flowers perform their swan dance
withered petals and dimmed hues
cascade and flutter

the finale turnabout
has given them wings
one last chance at flight
one last fall

petals to detritus
detritus to soil
nakedness to seed

flowers to angels