PETUNIAS
Laughing merrily
are the petunias
oer the suggestion
that they're impecunious.
The lilies are gilded
by the sun's gold
They need no
hoarded and cold gold.
Whether they don or doff
duffel bags
spinning joyfully are
daffodils
and their roots delve
in the dell.
ABOVE THORNS SWAYS THE ROSE
Above the rose sways
arrayed in sun's rays
.. above the fray
.. perfume she sprays
Above alternating thorns
.. 1 does propose
and the other oppose
above the thorns
sways the rose
PLUCKED ROSE
He gave her a plucked rose..
not knowing it was from Colombian
fields in which women heavy with
child
labored.. plants doused in plant killers..
which cause cancer..and neurotoxins
which destroy the mind..
creating the sterility
which leads to senility
He gave her a plucked rose
with wondrous scent
not knowing it was sprayed
before being sent..
so that his touching love's
fingers
were laced with
poison which lingers
He gave her a plucked rose
.. not realizing that rose
bushes have feelings
not realizing that bees
trapped in her folds
had died in transit