pink ‘n pretty
with your delicate petals
so exact
symmetrical
flouncing with the morning dew
you bask in the sun or dappled shade
oh how you tease Madam
Japanese princess
how I have worshipped you
sung your praises
given you water
yet you deny me
brown buds lady
it ain’t fair
yet
a single bloom
in all these months
is worth the wait
Burnside Writers Group 