California Poppy
April 5, 2008
California Poppy
Awakening early,
one petal unfurling lazily over another
like sleepy dangly arms on a Saturday morning
Stretching out to the sun, laden with morning dew
Opening wider and wider to the light
the petals rich with unabashed orange
See through and waving like tissue paper in the wind
Silent, Joyful, Dancing
The red cups at the base of each sheet holding
tenacious, trusting, floppy skirted
sheets of orange in place.
Vulnerable yet resilient
Lace of the Earth
Closing up tight to sleep with the sunset,
spent with the fullness of the day.
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