spaceships

sunwarmed
pink white yellow red orchidmesmerized
orange tea rose thymeinfused
smooth velvet pricklytouched
grovequiet
i am transported
to another place in time
only here and now

conservatory at sunrise
(howard peters rawlings conservatory and botanic gardens of baltimore, opened as the druid hill conservatory in 1888, thrives in druid hill park—unlike conservatories installed in carroll, clifton, and patterson parks and later demolished)