in lilac time
ready
Ben
places everyone
third act sound track
play the love scene
warm up the band
Ben
and quiet that blue jay
don't stare at me
I'm no dandelion in the snow
get your marigolds ready
do this one in lilac time
so low I hear bees
Ben
no
slow the tempo
its not the courtship
of a dogtooth violet
that tempo is forsythian
nearly a jonquil dance tune
a joe-pye weed wind waving
make it crocus shy
and hydrangea proud
not tiger lily brash
that's better
Ben
more rose buds to blossoms
pop a few bowing white checkerberries
mint scented bubbles
as soft as sunrise dew
on reddish-pink petals
of a trumpet vine
yes
Ben
that's it
low enough
to inhale the essence
softly play in lilac time
mock orange delicate
listen to those bees
breathe airy purple
swaying red dewy tulips
play spring
my marigolds
in lilac time
thanks
Benjamin
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Poems: I wrote these poems while writing the novelette "Showdown at Ribbon Rock" and thinking about the main character spending his life with his mustang dun he named "Dancer."