Consider the flower...
The flower sprouts and grows
Digs roots down deep
Reaches out for the sun
It doesn’t worry
It doesn’t rejoice
It doesn’t love
It doesn’t hate
It just lives
It just is
Its only desire
If it can be called that
Is to live
To soak up sunshine
To absorb water
To grow and reproduce
It doesn’t yearn for more
Doesn’t question its worth
Never pious or rude
Nor bitter about a dry spell
It just wants to be
To have what it needs
And nothing more
The flower doesn’t strive
To achieve greatness
Yet it does...
Beauty...
Grace...
Elegance..
... Greatness.
We can learn much from the flower.
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Hi Eric! I thought it was about time I paid you a visit - and what do I see but that beautiful Morning Glory flower - one of my favourites. Thanks for visiting. I agree about the flower and your poem - I think one of the most admirable things about flowering plants is that they rarely give up. In adversity they seed like mad and they struggle to survive. Shall pop in and see you again. Do call on me again. Best wishes.
ReplyDeleteThanks for visiting! I'm sure we'll run into each other in the future on the Poetry Bus. :)
ReplyDeleteHell, yeah! Let's hear it for the flowers. Even though I have a serious case of 'book madness' I agree with what the mighty Walt Whitman said: "A Morning Glory at my window satisfies me more than the metaphysics of books."
ReplyDeleteAlso Emerson: "Earth laughs in flowers."
My husband and I just took tons of photos of tropical flowers while on our vacation in Belize. Nicely timed, reading this.
ReplyDeleteagree with your interpretation of the flower...
ReplyDeletebeautiful words.
Thanks for all those pennies, everyone! :)
ReplyDeleteVery inspiring!
ReplyDeleteI featured one of your pictures at iLovePhotographyReviews.blogspot.com! :)
--Kileigh
Cool! I've decided to start posting photos more often; maybe even a weekly 'photos-only' post.
ReplyDeleteOr, better yet: My New Photo Blog
ReplyDeleteDid I miss you off my links Eric. If so I do apologise - I did visit your poem (see my comment above) but was taken into hospital and had to get my son to do the links. Hope you continue to be on the bus. I am driving it again in a couple of weeks, so see you then.
ReplyDeleteNo worries. I'm still learning how to join in the fun with groups and such.
ReplyDeleteBubba~ This is ideal! Thank you for sharing the link with me. You and I were definitely on the same track with our respective pieces.
ReplyDeleteA lovely message ~ Thanks for the link ~
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