Four Flowers for Terra
Four-season haiku / Of air, fire, earth, and water / For each, a flower.
Breathe, blissful tulip,
Speak with soft, light-colored tongues,
Whispered breeze: a song.
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Blaze, bright sunflower,
Stalk the sun, mirror its flame,
At dusk, westward strain.
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From jacarandas,
Plummet purple, jocund blooms,
Withered underfoot.
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Melting, Lenten rose,
Ice diamonds glint on dark leaf,
Wet kiss on blush lips.
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Dooney Potter
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Stunning! I'll think of your line, "Stalk the sun, mirror its eye" next summer when I look at the sunflowers that grow in our yard.