October 31st, 2020

Zinnias

In the neglected garden
Amidst the tangled weeds
The zinnias
Late-planted and despaired of
Lift their bright heads
Gold and red and lemon
Saying
We are here! we are here!
See! we are beautiful

Blue Moon

In the dark
I look for the moon
Clouds thick in the night
No blue moon for me

But clouds part
The lustrous moon shines
Bright and full
Saying
Do not give up
I am here