The Brief Love of the Yellow Hibiscus
Watch closely now
The birth of the yellow hibiscus
The joyous swelling
And the flowering into life
Guide your eyes softly
To the stamen and yellow pollen
To the sensuous blossom
And the gentle touching
Gaze at them in repose
And observe the swift and
The infinite sweetness
Of their passing from life
The gentle touching withering
Curling slowly collapsing into themselves
The fading of life and beauty
Beyond our ken