floral sequence, complete

[sangrefrio]

I.

Flowers budding in the moonlight

secret soul

you have to look

to find them, swayed

only once this year.

II

The petals have been stripped open, the stamen

tempted to give its honey to you.

There is a marvelous strength in the flower

bending, in praise of moonlight, when the radiance

is not the moon, but transforming.

III.

The gardener must leave the flower

to grow alone.