Autumn Rising
in the garden petunia petals burnt
heads drooping spoiled by a bitter wind
disguised by the sun in a clear blue sky
new growth breaking through unfertile soil
hiding in the shade to nurture her brood
until the sun mellows and loses its anger
bees, scanning my fading lavender hedge
for nectar
hoping to escape their inevitable fate
when the queen is content with no need for
them
Bernadette Dickenson
Bernadette is interested in writing poems
about nature and the state of the planet. In the last few years, she was
published by the Adelaide Literary Journal in New York, Ariel Chart, and also
locally in Australia.
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