Like a bud that opens out br revealing what was out of sight br a slow unfurling of beauty made br the day its seed was planted, laid br with much loving, tender care br of water, earth and life giving air br its nature formed eons ago br before the earth was cold with snow br this flower has no leaves or stalk br nor is it rooted to the earth br and doth not its beauty fade with age br it has two legs on which it walks br this flower is blessed with speech and mind br that from all creatures sets apart br that flower is there in every human heart br and if it seeks the light and not the dark br surpasses any blossomed park br that was ever grown with care and love br and tended by the sun above.