aster – leaf and twig

Listen Closely

that whispering
in the grass
the mums conspiracy of beauty

such a freedom of flowering
her delicacy
beguiles her toughness

aster’s blooms
each individualized
inspiration to snowflakes

there be dragons
on the pond
alighting on the asters

amidst the world’s
noise and confusion
aster blooms in profusion

privileged
in the circumstance
of the cheer of one another

delicate departure
wild aster
in seed

alabaster moth
lights upon
blue aster

Beloved daisy
cheerful even without color or summer.