White Shrubs in the Dawn

White Shrubs in the Dawn

I skip to that yard on this summer's day

A thick, moist mist environs my walkway
The corners are filled with young peonies
The center is used by grazing bunnies

Quickly a forceful smell leaves from the breeze

The scent tickles my nose and makes me sneeze
Stretched 'round the narrow, stone path is this hedge
Excitedly, I study from a ledge

The small petals are not much of an art

But pure corolla are close at the heart
The hundreds of clusters adorn the green
With a strikingly white and snowy gleam!

Ending a stroll 'round the wonder therein
Then jocundly tread back to my jasmine
Their blinding front became sketchy and mild
They now want to sleep, like owls in the wild

This organism that is rich in oils

Is glad and pretty above its dark soils
They drew me near with their open faces
Although I must stroll back with small paces.

© 2013 Amy N.J.