Nipped bud:
the microcosm of
a lost spring.

Blossom:
wild confetti
for a wedding of
wind and rain.

Petal:
the crinoline
that hints at
secret sex.

Pressed flower:
a botanical
cot death.

2.

Broken ice:
a mirror to the face
of March.

River:
orchestration
of forgotten rain.

Waterfall:
winter's icy tongue that
laps
laps
laps
at summer's pool.