Gumball buds

explode like popcorn

White, frothy meringue

Whispers of peppermint pink threads

Drop puffs of petals

Doves on my table.

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Dowager blooms

droop in the corner

Rusty hems

Bowed heads

Weeping futile petals like tears.

Katherine Tuck is a behavioral health specialist. She lives in Plymouth.