Two Pieces
Madisen Bellon
Garden of Lucifer
The morning sun shines
upon flower hoards
at dawn-break
and gazes upon
this garden of Lucifer
rows of red roses
glistening, scarlet-kissed
blushing, sweet—
a host of red poppies
radiating, blood-kissed
infernal, damning—
packs of burgundy peonies
velvet, flame-kissed
flushed, luscious—
blood-wet petals
atop thin stems
collected, one
hell of a bouquet
Eulampis Jugularis
Eulampis
Jugularis
Purple-throated
hummingbird
hovers
hums
chirps
tongue searching
for something to suck
fluttering above
scarlet monarda
purple beebalm
electric purple
crown flower
it
sticks
out
its
tongue
to
suck
up mouthfuls
of balm nectar
so sweet
still starving
to be fulfilled
Madisen Bellon is a poet and fiction writer from Pittsburgh, PA. In her free time, she likes birdwatching and reading fantasy books.