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