The Petals Close – The Petals Open
White lightning and window panes
The play of light and colour
A restless rolling fog
Across the distant heavens
Painted softly in watercolour
The amethyst of the sunset
Reflected in unending images
Rose petal dreams
Floating over a lavender ocean
But there is always rain
On the far horizon
These are the patterns of the dance
Clouds swallow clouds
And the petals close
The petals open
© Ann Bagnall – Edited 2021