gloom/bloom
on tuesday
the concrete median strip
was in bloom
bright wildflowers
vivid against
dry grass and
grey lamp posts
dangling heads
awakened
from the deadly
chill of winter
all the cars
the ford rangers
and toyota corollas
emitting their toxins,
engines snarling,
hyenas
in pursuit
they snuff out
the radiancy,
vibrancy, of
blues and
purples, pinks
and reds
like
a californian hill
in june, a wilted
lily awash with water,
an oil drowned
penguin rescued
from the beach
the road
was alive
but this was linwood,
there were no
influencers or
photographers,
frolicking in
floral goodwill
just the commuters
and me, here
to witness
the super bloom
Sunny Radzyner
Year 13
Avonside Girls’ High School, Christchurch
