Cleome standing straight and tall

Flowers round like kid's softball

Prickly thorns along your stem

Blossoms are a fragile gem

Waving in warm summer breeze

Favorite of swift tiny bees

Pink and white and violet hues

Color splash for garden views

Hummingbirds in early morn

Drinking nectar while airborne

Spider flower common name

Deer don't like your prickly frame

Goldfinches crave tiny seeds

Burst from flowers in stampedes

Frighten joggers thumping by

Laughter in my sparkling eye

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