Still can't stick to Fridays, but I'm trying to post some verse every week.

Catharanthus roseus

Vinca, myrtle,
periwinkle,
sorcerer's violet,
my mother's favourite

perennial,
hardy-humble
lighteners
of dull corners,

world travellers,
Madagascan
ambassadors
in native dress—

bright little faces
in odd places.