Gerry Loose
Hibiscus
throw it all up in the air it’ll come down
scarlet hibiscus scarlet rose mallow
it’ll come down in threes & sevens
narrow palmate leaves & serrated lobes
one day it’ll come down five
petalled flowers each lasting one day
nectar for the ruby throated humm
ingbird I’ve never seen
one three five & seven such a-
symmetry it’ll come flashing down
the ripped up years never
asking if anyone’s there