Shy Bud

hidden—
beneath a leaf’s hush
a shy bud averts my gaze

slow breath,
a tremor of green veins
initiating life

no eyes watching,
yet, petals loosen

the moment slips—
captured in glass light

a single flower,
born unseen,
held in my phone’s
small screen


Quadrille #241

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