Sweet Sandy

sweet Sandy gave us water bottles

each choir member getting favored color

and name typed out ahead of time and

glued to the plastic when she knew

which bottle should go to which singer

Sandy does such things between tasks

she’s voluntarily taken on  

for the running of the church

She laughs when thanked and says

‘It’s nothing,’ but it is something more

wonderful than she can know

floral personae

            haiku

street gang of zinnias

between choirs of calla lilies

violets cower