Esperanza

I  planted hope
by the bathroom window
last year
yellow soundless  bells
were doomed to fail 
with no 
drainage holes 
they drowned
in rustic pots
leaving the  jasmine
to claim their sun
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017

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June 8, 2017 at 9:36 AM
Too much of a good thing?
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