My trowel went limp
my heart flip-flopped
I couldn’t move
was stone-cold stopped.
My gardener’s breath
was stuck mid-throat
at dazzling shock
in shady cote.
If breath-taking beauty
can be perfected
it’s when it happens
unexpected.
Yes, dear reader, another amazement in Someone Else’s Garden! First the lemon-butter narcissus, and now these snowy petals with the blackberry stain. I’ve never even seen a tree peony before, and now I actually have one! (And I didn’t know how much I have food on my mind.)
