flower-shaped glass bowl,
pink petals folded
like delicate tissue
in crystal well water,
filaments of sprinkled saffron,
one glossy green leaf
for dramatic contrast—
from sand to bloom,
the Earth on my table.
Diane Elayne Dees
Diane Elayne Dees is the author of the chapbooks, Coronary Truth, The Last Time I Saw You (Finishing Line Press) and The Wild Parrots of Marigny (Querencia Press). Her author blog is Diane Elayne Dees: Poet & Writer-at-Large.