Inside Garden of Anemones
Anemones are the symbols of anticipation and fragility.
Daffy bent down suddenly, and picked a small startled white flower. “Anemone,” he said, handing it over; he made her repeat the word until she had it right. “Find me a silk to match that.”
—Emma Donoghue
INSIDE GARDEN OF ANEMONES
inside garden —
its wiggle of ultra fine threads,
pastel blue and pink wormy stems.
full-frontal petals, contiguous.
blossom’s cerulean, buttercup and bittersweet.
the velvet sky, black.
its vibrant neon flowers
bright, float in the canvas-night,
though a few, unopened, droop
like indian pipes.
spread of unscented paint —
dry, flat, spurning soil,
a floral garden
surrounded by
a golden frame.
its wall is white.
3/12/2021
Flower or Flowers in Imagism Form
Sponsor: Constance La France
anemone — pronounced “uh nem uh nee”
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