Alas,

photo of three morning glory flowers on the footpath

The three musketeers
flowering, seek adventure—
sprayed by passing dogs.

Hold

Close up photo of a tightly bound bud of a yellow flower.

Wrapped up quite tightly,
flower bud clings to future—
as a baby’s palm.

Flowering

Close up photo of a snapdragon flower.

Like a pop up stall,
objects of dainty colours—
my sidewalk in spring.

Fussy

Close up photo of a lettuce seedling and a mushroom nearby.

High maintenance greens;
two months to grow three inches—
mushrooms take a day.

Supportive

Close up photo of buds of a perennial wall rocket bush.

Be bright as flowers:
perennial wall rockets
support each other.