Poetry

Flower Punctuations

Ava Luangkesorn

Flowers are punctuations

A dandelion is an ellipsis . . .for its seeds are blowing away.

A comma is a lily,for it’s buried in the ground.

A colon is two buds or flowerlets:for they are small and have dots.

A quotation is two hollyhocks“For their heads reach all to the sky,” they say.

An apostrophe is a hydrangeafor it’s used and loved endlessly.

An exclamation mark is a catmintfor it is bright, beautiful, and dotted!

A period is a singular baby’s breathfor it’s small, short, and stout.

A question mark is a jade vinefor it’s long, and questions are asked, like “Why are they here?”

A dash is a Sakura branchfor it’s long—and to the side.

A slash is a tulipfor it’s slanted/bended to one side.

An asterisk is a begonia**for it’s small and starry and short.

An ampersand is a Spiranthes sinensisfor it’s twisted & spun.

Parentheses are Middlemist redsas they much aren’t seen and curved (slightly)

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