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poetry by j matthew waters

lilies of the field

little flower
do not grow old today
keep yourself firmly grounded
in the earth
and resist the temptation
to be cut
to be owned
only to be resold

little flower
do not weep today
but welcome the wonders
of the world
with open eyes
and open arms
reaching for the sun

little flower
do not die today
like those gone before you
in seasons past
beckoning you
flying past you
courtesy of the wind

april two thousand sixteen
copyright j matthew waters
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Posted in Nature, Poetry and tagged flower, nature, poem, Poetry

11 thoughts on “lilies of the field”

Bonny Blogger on April 2, 2016 at 4:32 pm said:

❤ it

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- j matthew waters on April 2, 2016 at 4:33 pm said:
  
  thank you 😀
  
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Jan Brown on April 3, 2016 at 10:33 am said:

Beautiful!

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- j matthew waters on April 3, 2016 at 4:19 pm said:
  
  Thanks so much, Jan!
  
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Lola marina (@1lolamarina) on April 4, 2016 at 10:51 pm said:

Even little flowers need encouragement!

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- j matthew waters on April 5, 2016 at 5:58 am said:
  
  Little flowers are like little children….
  
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denise0904 on December 13, 2016 at 11:37 pm said:

This is beautiful.

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- j matthew waters on December 14, 2016 at 7:06 pm said:
  
  thank you very much
  
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mkrashes on October 7, 2017 at 9:14 am said:

love this.

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- j matthew waters on October 7, 2017 at 8:26 pm said:
  
  thank you, dear margaret
  
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  - mkrashes on October 8, 2017 at 4:04 pm said:
    
    🙂

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