Alyssum

I do like you Little Dorrit
Little Dorrrit in noble whites-
With little golden buttons
and a cluster of grace.

I do like you better though
with a dash of Dorrit
and a dot and more of
Rosie O'Day...
A dot and more of
bold crimson brave.

I do like you Rosie O'Day
But I like you more with a hat too,
with a violet bonnet
like a vintage warrior
all covered in courage.

I do like you violet bonnet
But I like you more with a captains hat
in navy blue
But not too blue
or the lights go out...
So then I shall roll out a carpet of snow
and make poesies from crystals
of wonder
from the snow drift.

...because
we wear the same clothes too
with ants in the carpet,
But I like you much more
with pink,
with pink like oriental nights
and sweet mercy.

So I shall scatter the mix
and wait for you to make more of a team..
to make more of a band...
in wonderland.
in wonderland alyssum
the living mulch
and worth beyond beauty.