what peonies!
one poem per flower
will not do
~ Ryumin
White peonies blooming along the porch
send out light
while the rest of the yard grows dim.
-- Jane Kenyon
the applause
of one and all shower
the peony
~ Issa
half a mind
to dress up and bow down
to the peony
~ Shiki
This Bauble was preferred of Bees
By Butterflies admired
-- Emily Dickinson