YELLOW HIBISCUS
Everyone knows now
There is no disagreement
What had been
Had torn us apart
Now the shoes
Stand peacefully
On the old woven rug
Rain falls
On the dry
Bewildered earth
The insects
Are finally dead
The pump groans
The cat squeaks
And the moon
Dresses up
Like a pumpkin
For a visit
To the market
Who know the names?
It doesn’t matter.
She no longer
Has to urge him
To be positive
Everyone knows now
A harmony of despair
Has brought us all together
Our hero
Our brilliant vibrant
And supreme hero
Wins every battle
And glows
Futile and magnificent
There is no disagreement
The queen stands
At the window
Of the provincial church
Showing off
Her earrings
Is there more?
Is there something else?
The man wanders
The edge of the cliff
Overlooking the sea
Lightening bejewels the sky
The dogs are in a frenzy
Like the hare
Between the teeth
Of the hunters
What had been
Had torn us apart
But now we are free
Of all disagreement
And on a terrace
Facing everywhere
We all sincerely enjoy
The beauty
Of a yellow
Hibiscus