Poetry by Laura Hannett
for Fiona
She has the fanciful idea
that the flowers that have vanished
for the winter have migrated,
not unlike the birds,
and are spending these cold days
in the antipodes.
They have packed their buds and leaves
and gone to balmy climes
to turn their faces to the sun
and reminisce about their times
in other gardens, far away—
to spread their leaves and petals
in a different summer’s day.
A native of Central New York, Laura Hannett relishes the distinct seasons in this beautiful part of the world. Other work has appeared in Pulsebeat Poetry Journal, Neologism Poetry Journal, Amethyst Review, Last Stanza Poetry Journal, Mania Magazine and Verse-Virtual.
