Wednesday, we were needed down the hill to pick up our grandson from school and entertain him until about 6:30. There was a work conflict with his parents so we agreed to help. We parked the car near the school and n front of a wall were these beautiful plants. I see them all over So Cal whereever we go in the spring and summer.
From RG Gregory
you may not be willing to notice me
i have an awkward sense of myself
my name can be hard on the tongue
i do not grow easily in places
where the sun only fitfully appears
i've come a long way northwards
gardens do not flatter my needs
i am a shy sheltered plant - my leaves
first come above the earth slowly
serpenting about tasting the air
then my stalks flex tentatively
skywards uncertain of grace - people
walk by me curiously expecting dis-
appointment when my flowers deign
to curtsey boorishly into the light
they ignore i'm agape not eros
my passion is a mute kind of longing
a fund of good-feeling - i blend
much more than possess (respect
distance) bestow rather than demand
my flowers voice outwards - trumpets
toned down to temper their height
my scores are obliged to be gentle
i use only circumspect colours
love is better for not being showy
1 comment:
Nice to know what they're called! I see these all over the place too. Your camera is doing a great job!
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