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Saturday, May 31, 2014

MATILIJA POPPY

MATILIJA POPPY

The one who beholds
is never alone.
This flower
is a friend.
She leads my eyes
to golden stare
while billowed petals
set my heart to sail
in wind—
far beyond
far within.
Forever
we go
from here,
my friend.

--Rita A. Simmonds
June 28, 2011

Posted by HEATHER KING at 9:34 PM

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