Hiatus – the break between two vowels
Coming together – in separate syllables –
From busy hibiscus and all the sun flowers – to fall chill –
Before the resurrection of the blooming cycle
I take time – and ask you too –
To prune – leave nodes on branches for new
Growth to emerge – anything dead or weak or crossing twigs remove –
And in the gap of winter wait – know that soon bud tips will poke through
Enjoy the intonation of each season's kisses –
Compare with last year's colours – feel the temperature difference –
Hear the prosody that comes in the waiting – with reverence
For that soft-lipped space between – the hiatus
Lee Burke González
Spring Sprout (Diptych), 2018
Acrylic on wood