Wild Lupines

I stumbled upon
a field of Lupines
and what a sight it was.
Proud spikes swaying
in the morning breeze
poking their colorful heads
above the wild grasses
and Oxeye Daisies,
delicate Fleebane
Queen Anne’s Lace,
Hawkweed and St. John’s Wort,
Large Bluets and Buttercups galore
all mixing in a meadowy display
showing off their beauty
in a Summertime way
that gave me pause
and made me realize
how Nature’s randomness
of flowers and vines and bushes and trees
create the most amazing magnificence
where every living thing
sits side-by-side, never competing
never complaining, never repeating
comely and divine, a work of art sublime
that would all change come tomorrow
but today this was all mine.

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Krish Radhakrishna

Date: 3/15/2021 12:02:00 AM

I have seen lupines and the joyful image you create compliment them well! Like the daffodils of Wordsworth!

Gregory Joseph Firlotte
Date: 10/30/2021 8:43:00 AM

Thank you, Krish! Sorry for this delayed reply. I appreciate your kind words. -- Gregory

Line Gauthier

Date: 2/15/2021 10:44:00 AM

A pleasure to find your beautiful poem published in the 2020 PS Anthology, Gregory~

Gregory Joseph Firlotte
Date: 10/5/2021 12:44:00 PM

Thank you so much, Line! All best regards to you!

Caren Krutsinger

Date: 7/31/2020 4:20:00 PM

I have never heard of Lupines but you have penned them in such a delightful way that I am heading to the Internet now.

Gregory Joseph Firlotte
Date: 7/31/2020 4:40:00 PM

Caren! Thank you! I grew up with them in fields of summer -- and I have even found them growing wild here in California. All best to you -- Gregory