Dumb dahlia, they call you;
Fool for reaching,
Misled by the sunray,
Daft and dallying your true
Purpose of silent
Beauty, still parapet
Do not lean
You shall fall.

I say to you,
You are daring,
Stretching neck out and
Yawning mouth for
Skies and rivulets of
Noise and color;
Take care, dear dahlia,
You are more than your petals.