You: Nasturtiums–
Glorious, uproarious!
In your bright, bold beauty,
Nodding, bending,
Peeping from ’neath the
Cover of your
Green umbrella leaves.
You splash my plot of
Earth with brilliance.
Yellows, oranges, russets,
Sending spicy fragrance
Each time a breeze
Ruffles velvet petals,
Rivaling the softness
Of a baby’s cheek.
Greedily I pluck
Your saucy blossoms,
To fill a crystal vase
Or jelly glass.
With delight I think of
Joy I’ll share with friends
When I give to them
What God has given me.
– Dolly Clum
