The summer stars are the flowers. Vivid rhododendrons, who make me smile. Red roses, who are painful. Beautiful begonias, who spread colour. Sunny rudbeckias, who cheer my soul. Purple clematis, who can’t reach you. Jacobs Ladders, whose stairs you climbed. Tall delphiniums, whose petals mourn. Fragrant hyacinths, whose sweetness I need. Gentle gladioli, who tell your story. Pink pansies, who you loved. Bright bluebells, who call across realms. Sorrowful salvias, who bid you farewell. Orange lilies, who suffocate my words. White wildflowers, that shroud you. Bright buttercups, who say I can let you go. Friendly foxgloves, who know I try.