Blessings like Zinnias
pomegranate red zinnias
shaped like dahlias
thrive in Full Sun living
no shades necessary
to protect
from living its design
where planted
always reaching,
for heat and glare
cactus-shaped heliotrope purple petals
grow better
in weathering challenges
gangly,stalky stems
overlooked by whole package beauty shoppers
seeing too much imperfection to appreciate
button-shaped tangerine orange
dazzling in God’s appointed bloom time
those willing to love an imperfect creation
God-designed to withstand
a world of drought
beehive-shaped lemon yellow
blooms hope and joy
to be carried to other places
in clear mason jars, pink pottery vases,
thumb print glasses, cutglass rose bowls
set on harvest tables, welcome tables
bedside tables, porch-side tables, work tables
never blue,
zinnias bloom to seed
seeds for you and me
for tomorrow seasons
needing caring hands to harvest
and slide hope seed stories
into white envelopes
sealed and stored until
Time
To grow
Some more
Beautiful poem from a very observant heart & a heart that appreciates life’s simple blessings! My mom loved flowers & this made me remember her. Of those times she turned dull corners of our home by placing different flowers she grew herself and made the home colorful & joyful. The way she was into our lives. Your home must smell wonderful & look colorful!
Beautiful! Flowers always point me to the Artist who loves color and variety. Blessings!
Beautiful…
Lovely. Your words and your flowers. Would like to have a whole yard full of them… but life interferes. Enjoyed your pictures, though. Could almost touch them…
I love how you soak in the the treasures of sometimes forgotten things and give them even more beauty with your cloak of words.
“God-designed to withstand
a world of drought”
This line in particular really spoke to me, as I consider ways that He has uniquely fashioned all of creation, me included.
Beautiful! While on our vacation we saw many beautiful gardens in Victoria British Columbia – lovinging tending to by caring hands. How much more does our Heavenly Father tend to us with His loving hands. Blessings!
Great post. Your poem really communicates the simple beauty of flowers.
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Lovely! Thank you so much for linking up, dear one!