Peonies and Daffodils

Why do we humans love flowers?

Flowers are kin. We are sensing kinship.

These flowers show

why we love flowers so.

They strive to grow, to regrow,

to nourish themselves with sunshine,

air and water,

so that they can display their vibrant 

colors and unique shapes in abundance.

They spread their individual fragrance 

and unique temperament.

They express all this cell by cell,

while ever so multiplying.

They are sharing their plant spirit 

and essence through cell division.

Through every new stem, 

leaf and petal that is formed 

their essence is brought forth steadily.

We are also growing, regrowing, nourishing 

ourselves with sunshine, air and water -

and the bounty of food that grows

because of sunshine, air and water.

Are we not naturally inclined to express 

our own colors, our temperaments, and

our humanness with increasing

definition, broader, fuller and deeper?

Are not our cells multiplying again and again?

Are we not carrying a special fragrance 

ourselves, like nobody else, 

which makes each and every one of us

so unmistakably unique? 

We are called to express our vibrancy

at the height of our vitality, 

and there is beauty to behold - 

the air is rich with connectivity.

From separation to inclusion -

many textures, one family.