Germinated Love

I know I know

But I haven’t forgotten what it was like then

When heads leaned down to inhale our essence

And our days were made longer with water

Even if at times in a Coke bottle

We started to worry about time

But then our mother came with her wind

And our pollination floated across mountains and prairie

Bringing Nature’s homesteading without penalty

We saw the whole world as our home away from home

Not needing nursery or Paris flower carts for pride

For we had each other where ever our seeds might fall

I know I know

There’s less offspring now

Roads and buildings have mushroomed where once we flourished

Our closest of kin have lived and died

But I wouldn’t want us to have experienced life any differently

Such an abundance of beauty and closeness we brought to so many

And to each other… even now