He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not?

Daisy petals, dahlias,  

Daffodils sublime 

Edelweiss, foxglove, gladiolus 

Gladden me each time 

Honeysuckle, iris 

Jacaranda cover 

Kalanchoe, lily of the valley 

Where bees are blessed to hover 

Magnolia, nasturtium, 

Oleander, too 

Pansy, peony, periwinkle 

Please don’t make me choose 

Queen Anne’s lace, the rose, 

Sunflowers and snowdrops 

Tulips, trillium, ursinia: 

Your yellow petals pop 

Verbena, violet,  

Wisteria, water lily 

Xeranthemum  

With petals oh so frilly 

Yellow bell, zinnia  

Aster, alyssum sweet 

Baby's breath, begonias 

Hearts that perfume bleed 

The cosmos rings with coral bells, 

Crocus and cyclamen 

Calla lilies, California poppies concur 

He loves me! He loves me! Amen?   

Le Ballet de Bordeaux

She is born to spin, to turn, to twist  

For galas, gaeity, she exists  

Slowly her shining arms and hands  

Lift synchronized in ceremonial dance  

Above her lustrous head, they meet  

In stylish silver, her costume, sleek  

Crystal overhead is witness to  

Her heroic grand finale move  

As her body becomes airborne  

Through the sommelier's proven form  

Spent, she lies, by the Cabernet 

As jubilant fans approach, hooray  

She unabashedly owns  

The burgundy bouquet