Cobwebs and Light by Serena Axel (i am malala young readers edition txt) 📕

forces a bud
or two.
Petals unfold
to reveal the
heart of a flower.
An added delight
a perfume is emitted.

Strong and lasting
for days, a lifetime
for a flower.
When it fades
and is gone,
seeds fall
to the ground.
Sheltered,it will grow
and bloom
over and over again.


Glittering
I feel electric!
This night in the garden elevated above me, heated winds resembling a whirlwind, swirl
and nip at my body.
Stars explode like fireworks against the indigo sky.
My impulse is to try to capture them
as they sink to terrafirma beneath my bare feet.
Suddenly the ground is covered
with diamond images lighting my life.