Pink Perfume
the cardboard box
had photos of peonies
thought why not
took the roots home
and put ‘em in two pots
and watered ‘em
in my greenhouse
when I had a greenhouse
back before a tree crushed it
without a roof
I set these pots
under the rain
and sun
and walked away
as seasons changed
back to spring
was outside marveling at herbs
that made it through the winter
rearranging pots
when there in one
was a light pink beautiful peony
in full bloom
I couldn’t believe it
it’d been two years
since I put those roots in pots
and never thought
for a second
they’d actually bloom
and fill the air
with peony perfume
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