Tuesday, April 21, 2015

Nasturtiums for Cynthia Valentine

These flowers make two seeds
or three but what can a seed
give back to the sun
its little saucer leaves
stretching their eager veins
look like the hands of children
having fun will soon be done
even the brilliant flowers prove
fair weather friends
but the seed is like the sun
bearing worlds of leaves inside
sleeping in the dark earth
every night a need
every flowering a dawn

No comments: