So Open
(after paintings by Georgia O’Keeffe)
by Ce Rosenow and Harriot West
sunlight
shining back from them
blue morning glories Ce
petals of a red canna
pulsing in the heat Harriot
so open
they crowd each other
copper roses Ce
deeper
and deeper
the pull of a black iris Harriot
out from its core
pink tulip’s colored swirls Ce
cradled
by rippling leaves
ivory moonflower Harriot
From Tandem 2:2, October 2022, page 56.