Friday, August 30, 2013

The Quintessence of the Rose of Sharon



right here
in a flower.
the power
of a color
tender lavender
petals

All year we wait for
our beloved blooms to arrive.
Now they are here
outside the window
now
the Rose of Sharon


how 
do eye take them
in the lavender
 there is a 
red star that explodes
in five 

in every
direction and frames
 the fuzzy
stamen inside.

don't look past the flower.
trace it

In the blink of your
eye,

you will see

in the dictionary that the

stamen

is

"the fundamental element or                                             quintessence of a thing."


How do we possibly
absorb 
the quintessence
of flowerness

Close your eyes
try to picture it 
snap a photo
to capture

Try to make it last
in the camera of the 
mind's eye
but it
only
lasts
as long
as you
 stare some more.