summer flowers

Mid april and the trees

awaken for the summer.

By the side of the highway 

the sudden gold of a Copper Pod

its boughs heavy with life

its blooms dusting the cars below.

Every corner of this city 

now bears some undeserved loveliness.

By the public toilets

the cascade of Laburnum.

Over the construction site 

the soft hand of the Jacaranda. 

Arriving overnight

the flowers make of these streets

new landmarks, new vantage points.

So that craning your head upwards

on your daily commute 

you can say

my god 

I didn’t know

just how much beauty belonged to us.