Flung Vase

I recall laughter

the moment he threw it.

The vase was pressed crystal

and not of any value,

from somewhere off the Danube.

Cut flowers wilt.

Cut flowers will

always be an industry of death

to me. Holland

is Europe’s largest exporter.

Here, across the border,

one can buy a dozen roses

for 8 Euros. They come denuded

of thorns.

Come to think of it,

how tedious to saw

through, say, a sunflower’s

stalk,

or to slap back,

which was a blessing of sorts.