Flowers
How they share our
desires, shape
our days.
Passion to hope,
fingertips to
lips. Some bud
easily, others
struggle. A little
water, light, a kind
voice. Sometimes so
little achieves
so much. Yesterday’s
sunflower droops on
the sill. Today’s promise
arrives with rain.
O at the Edges 
How wonderful! 🙂
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Thank you.
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Exquisite! (But you may want to factor in my penchant for rampant exaggeration.) — Ron
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Thanks Ron, but I must, in this case, ignore your propensity to lie, er, exaggerate.
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nice. I especially like:
“Flowers
How they share our
desires,..’
and the last lines:
‘Yesterday’s
sunflower droops on
the sill. Today’s promise
arrives with rain.”
which could easily stand on its own.
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Sometimes the simplest things are the most poignant.
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Absolutely lovely… I love it that you caught that essential aspect that flowers affect us in ways we have yet to explore fully… thank you! Beautiful..
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Sometimes we see and explore so little. I’m so pleased you like the poem.
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Beautifully written and expressed.
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Thank you!
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I echo the above comments. Wonderful poetry. The last line does stand on its own, and beautifully summarizes the poem.
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Sometimes the right words never appear. Sometimes they find their way. I think this time they arrived. Thank you.
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I adored this, and it made me think about Pollan’s The Botany of Desire.
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One of my favorite books, as is his A Place of My Own.
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:D!!
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I’ll make a pitch for “sometimes so / little achieves / so much.” Almost felt the ghost of A.R. Ammons, who I think visits my desk from time to time, patting me on the shoulder in agreement with my smile as I read this.
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Ammons! I’ve Just been visiting his book Sumerian Vistas. Another favorite poet.
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such a lovely sentiment
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Thank you.
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Well said, Robert. They definitely have a claim on us.
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They do indeed!
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I agree…a kind voice.
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That’s often enough!
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Oh how I love flowers-am especially crazy about wild flowers, flowers in unusual places,flowers along the highways…your poem brings a nostalgic feel to my senses of sight and touch, and the refreshing of the rain; the drops on the leaves, definitely a promise of hope!:)
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We do love our flowers and rain! I’m so pleased that the poem affected you in a good way.
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Doesn’t just apply to flowers. Some parts – to people too.
Beautiful.
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Yes, certainly. Thank you.
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Perfect golden ratio perfect beauty
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I like the golden ratio concept. Thank you.
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Short and apt. Very well crafted. Many thanks.
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Thanks very much.
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Beautiful image and words, I would be lost without nature to lift my soul.
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Agreed!
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Beautiful write ! Also nice Fibonacci pic as well … 🙂
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I hadn’t considered the Fibi aspect of the photo. Thanks for pointing it out. And for reading the poem.
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My pleasure and thanks for sharing it with us ..
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Really nice!
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Thanks very much!
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excellent! love the imagery and the flow!
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Thanks very much.
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…i started writing poetry at 4…my father called me a lone wolf, derisively he being a fundamentalist evangelical Ass(emly) of God Peotestant…anyway, fo do workshops – it offends my romantic sense of the Muse we follow our Ancient Muse…BUT! marc adores the zen waters in your poetry & is profoundly honoured u find anything beautiful in the meaderings of my baroque imagination! gassho! noble warrior! ~~~~^^*^^~~~~ (we r guessing ur semiotic mind gets these private hierogyphics) -marc
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So very evocative Robert! Thank you for dropping by my blog and helping me discover you and your wonderful writing 🙂
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Thank you, Anjali.
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Very nicely done (and thanks for stopping by my blog).
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Thanks very much.
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Wow! You have caught sensuous beauty, symbolism ( Nature) and the ultimate Truth in a few words! Just awe-inspiring!
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Thank you for your kind words.
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What a lovely piece of poetry! Very beautiful and a unique style!
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Thank you!
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I like the poem ‘Flowers’. Thanks for visiting and liking Sunny sun
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Thank you. I appreciate your return visit.
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I love the idea of sharing some integral part of ourselves with flowers…
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It’s only fair that we do so.
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A lovely poem. Thanks for sharing 🙂
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Thank you for reading!
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Sweet poem and lovely photo of raindrops on the leaf.
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Reblogged this on Exploring possibilities… and commented:
Simple but effective, I like this metaphor, Robert.
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