With a Spurn of Yellow and a Shout -

With a spurn of yellow and a shout -
   A lone Mexican poppy
Aside the mountain path
   Caught my meandering eye.

How diminutive was its stem
   And so few were its petals -
Nevertheless - smart with poison -
   As it stood there - tranquil.

For one who’s loud in color -
   I warned the little poppy -
It’s not good to be popular
   For you can be plucked easily.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2023

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Fowler Avatar
September 10, 2023 at 10:37 AM
LOL. Good advice to the plucky little poppy Amy. :)
Kaur Avatar
September 1, 2023 at 7:48 PM
good one!
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