The Midas Touch
Drifting through gardens
Touching a rose
Will it open or perish?
An angel’s touch
A Midas touch?
Simple gestures
Expressed like an
Emperor’s command.
Statues are animated
And dance like fireflies.
Is it an iris or a pearl?
Is it a creation or
a masterpiece?
A second glance
a golden rose.
A fallen angel a broken wing?
An isolated corner
The garden entertains
An unseen statue
Still made of stone
