for when you pick daisies

I
for when you pick daisies:	don’t pull the petals off;
sometimes, it’s worth		knowing
not				at the same time

II
i have captured
your silver puddles
in christmas crackers
for when you plant
daisies in mine

would kiss
if only
within reach

your suffered speech
concrete caged coaxed

let me be
the ___
once

III
i stashed your silver puddles
in christmas crackers
for when you snap pull
into mine;
	    
pricked the tip of my nose      know the smell of your thorns

you plant glass grass		closer to clover
sew sunshine secret		into meadow shadows
weave waves			watch sea strands saturate

© Marilyn Irwin