from seed, you grew tall
orange cupcake flower
i wanted you to bloom forever
but summer's end is here
[pause]
spin me out of summer blues
as flowers turn deep sun-blood
slow decay by wind chill-
dying/dyeing
ink, garden these verses
[within me]
Zinnia, Orange Cupcake
Posted for dVerse Poets Pub- Quadrille #207 Poem Spin Cycle, hosted by De Jackson. The chosen word is SPIN to be used in this 44 word count poem. Thanks for your comments and visits.
