May Badman

Reading A Flower

Reading a flower can be
Like reading a poem, looking closely
At where a petal branches out
From intricate calyx, to take direction
And make a shape
Similar to, yet not exact as
All its brothers, a hundred stamens
Like letters, forming words close packed
Yet different, taking meaning
Deeper and deeper
Through microcosmic layers
Till it discloses
Joy beyond what any words can manage.

May Badman (Patron and Founder of Ver Poets)
© May Badman

(Patron of Ver Poets)