BLOOMING HEART
Her heart's meadows and woods
are
samara starred
spirea spangled,
daisy dusted and
violet spattered...
buttercup strewn
trillium studded,
bluebell splashed and
dandelion splattered...
poppy peppered
cowslip stippled
phlox flagged and
sundrop speckled
chicory flecked
mayapple dappled
datebloom dotted and
tiger lily freckled
aster asterisked
wild rose sprinkled
laurel spangled and
pansy sprayed
(to poet teacher wife mother courageous
charismatic S Slocum)
MOSS OF JADE
A delapidated shrine
within the grove of
pine
None of the fallen
stones have been relaid
..Each God repainted
a most exquisite moss
of jade