Irises

bearded Irises
purple and white
yellow and burgundy
rust and pink
and brilliant white
a fixture of
temperate climes
flags signaling
fond nostalgia
the clarion of
summer vacations
the ending of spring
and the sum … sum
summertime blues
yet to come

–LE

I love Irises, but don’t get to see them anymore, other than on the internet. They’re not native to the high Sonoran Desert, my current home. Our backyard in Ashland, KY, had donzens of them in the late spring and summer.