I seek answers
Among the wildflowers.
They, amidst rocks
They, throughout droughts
They, the daring ones.
Serene, subversive.
“Teach me how to grow,” I say to them.
They are tutors, and I listen.
“Slow
Steady
Trusting
Exuberant
Unique
An offering.”
Ensemble of experience.
“An offering?” I ask.
A wilting begins
In one of them
Leaves curl, then drop.
“It’s my time,” it whispers and bends.
Seeds scatter.
The ground is richer
From the flower’s surrender.
Ah, this kind of offering.
This kind of trust.
A pace
A time
A stature
Called surrender.
I find my heart
Among the wildflowers.
Their field, a meeting place
My heart, a greeting place
For life, in its own time.