A Single Bloom
Petal fingers brush
mine lightly
as my hand travels
down to snap
bloom from stem.
Mother bluebird
living just above
this volunteer
rose of sharon
circles my head,
chides me
chirping, chirping
this bloom is her
guardian, shielding
her nest from
view. I surrender
to her claim.
Joan Leotta is an Author and Story Performer of âEncouraging words through Pen and Performanceâ, Giulia Goes to War, Letters from Korea, A Bowl of Rice, Secrets of the Heart and Historical Fiction in Legacy of Honor Series Simply a Smile--collection of Short Stories  WHOOSH! Picture book from THEAQ. You can download a mini-chapbook of her poems free at http://www.origamipoems.com/files/Books%20/2016/Joan_Leotta_-_Dancing_Under_The_Moon_2016.pdf Find out more about her work at www.joanleotta.wordpress.com and Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Joan-Leotta-Author-and-Story-Performer/188479350973
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