Ikebana Lesson
Azaleas,
Heaven
Azaleas,
Earth
White
azaleas, Man
Laughter in
between
Red dogwood
with tiny buds
Clipped to
make dynamic lines
Like drawing
with an eraser
Then a lily
in a kanzen
So dignified
It makes us
gasp.
Metal grass
Manhattan trash
Entrapping
tender peonies
This is free
form
Ikebana
Ladies with
their husband’s names
Are breaking
all the rules
Flowers are
their weapons
Space their
golden key
