Dahlia
October 16, 2000
Walking home from a late
dinner, I'm stopped
by Dahlia, a sun that defies
with pure elation,
another July Fourth celebration,
final rocket burst refusing
to touch down. And oh!
those petals - like spokes
in concentric wheels that spin
from the sheer force
of beauty, Dahlia riding
the air above this roped-in
plot, her center like an eye
wide open
under the reeling stars.
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