As the Earth turns
In the palm of an eternal Sun
Swirling toward Infinity
The horizon cracks ever so gently
The dawn heralding the day.

Ever so gently
The petunias’ petals fill out in anticipation,
Like a lover’s pursed lips 
At the first sign of the beloved’s
Arrival, heralding the presence 

Ever so gently
The petunias open wider as the Earth,
In a lover’s embrace with the Sun and Planets,
Dances on Infinite Gravity that 
Opens the petunias’ petals like a 
Full-throated laugh of a lover lost
In the beloved’s arms.

Ever so gently
The petunias call back the petals
As the Earth turns 
In the palm of the Eternal Sun
The petals curling in, holding tight 
To the memory of the lovers’ dance.

Ever so gently
The petunias whisper their wisdom:
Know when to hold
Know when to fold
And you will always be enough.