Tracking the Tulips
fall gardeners
prepare the beds
tucking in the bulbs
dried up corms look dead
fate's stems and leaves
rise slowly from earth
tourists in awe
emergent blooms preside
o'er sights unseen
blossoms shrivel
wilting leaves die back again
food for the bulbs
February 9, 2011
Copyright © Reason A. Poteet | Year Posted 2011
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