Poet’s Showcase: ‘The Soul’s Garden’
Red poppies
Awakening from a
Sleeping song —
White peonies
Opening to a lotus
Bloom,
Purple asters
Kissing the early
Morning sky —
Green grass
Bouncing, dancing
With the breeze —
Bluebells
Tipping their palms
To touch the earth —
Orange lilies
Signifying the healing of
Death and rebirth —
A floral choir
Singing in the garden
Of my soul.
— Stephanie Ann Barrows lives in Lawrence.