WILD LITTLE FLOWERS

Proteas, South Africa's National Flowers, are protected species under the Nature Conservation Act, but these beauties, amongst other 'wildies' grew in my back yard back in 2016 and 2017, when we lived very close to a Nature Reserve. Wild flowers make me happy. They never worry. They are intentional. They require no human effort to grow. They require no special skill. They need no invitation. They are not genetically modified...nature's gift to humanity...

This poem was inspired by my love for wild flowers. They have brought an abundance of happiness in perilous times. 

WILD FLOWERS

I've started my day with a simple childlike prayer

Sitting by my window, listening closely

Whistling birds are everywhere

The wind shares a song

And the treetops sway along

"No need for any temporary fashions"

Hills are blossoming without a care 

I hear the tiny calls of pretty maidens

Red, pink, yellow, "the rainbow came down"

A colourful tapestry, like mother's eiderdown

Wild flowers! Wild flowers!

Who can compete?

Intentional little living things

Wild flowers! Oh so sweet

Fragile petals tickling my feet

You're Mother's faithful gift to humanity

You visit as the problems do

With no invitation you come on the scene

I ask of you - Is it me you pursue?

How could they know trouble knocks at my door?

They know the things that only wild flowers know

They don't come for my redemption

They come for a dance when my mighty winds blow

"to and fro, to and fro"

Wild flower petals advances to the blue yonder

My mighty winds play an electric song

Tree tops disagree as they sway along

I'm sorry for my loss, but I do not mourn 

No need for burlap and forlorn

My debt is paid, my troubles are gone

By incorporating this flower art skill into my future art projects, I am hoping to help women, not only to find healing, but also to help girls and women develop and discover their talents.

I want to thank all my wild flowers, on this platform, for dancing with me when mighty winds blow...             

Much love to you all.